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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$875M +$71.3M +1,030,116 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$367M +$4.5M +65,082 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$347M +$15M +216,524 +5%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$186M +$22.5M +325,199 +14%
BCI
5
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$128M +$2.55M +36,924 +2%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$117M +$6.86M +99,197 +6%
DT
7
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$113M -$8.58M -124,076 -7%
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$104M +$800K +11,570 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$95.8M +$2.96M +42,816 +3%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$91.2M +$4.99M +72,093 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$73.9M +$5.98M +86,477 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$61M +$9.66M +139,655 +19%
RMPT
13
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$56.5M
CIA
14
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$53.9M -$3.04M -44,002 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$53.8M -$589K -8,507 -1%
JMPWA
16
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$49.9M +$5.52M +79,856 +13%
GT
17
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$46.2M +$1.39M +20,081 +3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
18
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$46.1M -$80M -1,155,765 -64%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$45.6M -$25.3M -366,281 -36%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$42.3M +$3.18M +45,980 +8%
CAN
21
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$41.3M -$1.08M -15,539 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
22
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$40.8M -$714K -10,324 -2%
BMM
23
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$39.7M -$5.65M -81,702 -13%
BP
24
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$39.6M -$1.29M -18,587 -3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
25
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$38.3M

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.