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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.57B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 16

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 90

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.01M | Put options by funds: $2.73M

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5864 (+6)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 318348 (+30)

1.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.03%34.74% (-1.3%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $4.57B (-$1.11B)

Holders
348
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+9.43%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
2.08%
New
46
Increased
167
Reduced
90
Closed
16
Calls
$5.01M
Puts
$2.73M
Net Calls
+$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WJA
201
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.2M +$84.8K +1,225 +8%
SI
202
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.18M -$492K -7,111 -30%
NHFG
203
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$1.11M +$91.2K +1,318 +9%
MIM
204
Miller Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.11M
MIM
205
Midwest Investment Management
Ohio
$1.1M -$22.5K -325 -2%
SNC
206
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$1.05M +$257K +3,708 +33%
SFM
207
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$1.05M -$200K -2,895 -16%
Schroder Investment Management Group
208
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1M +$994K +14,370 New
WRTC
209
Wind River Trust Company
Wyoming
$958K
JIC
210
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$928K +$22.8K +330 +3%
Toronto Dominion Bank
211
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$923K
CWA
212
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$916K +$910K +13,159 New
VFS
213
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$914K -$639K -9,240 -41%
SIC
214
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$903K
FCT
215
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$893K +$432K +6,250 +95%
LBC
216
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$872K -$98.9K -1,430 -10%
EWA
217
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$863K +$69 +1 +0%
SHA
218
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$854K -$5.19K -75 -0.6%
WHI
219
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$832K
BWM
220
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$818K +$12.2K +177 +2%
SAA
221
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$798K +$55.2K +798 +7%
WS
222
Wedbush Securities
California
$798K +$354K +5,119 +81%
BWP
223
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$766K -$602K -8,700 -44%
TCT
224
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$762K +$757K +10,944 New
MLL
225
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$761K -$10.4K -150 -1%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.57B — down 19% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VIG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 167 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $71.3M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $80M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2013, up from 318 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.57B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $80M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.