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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

414 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

418% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 17

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.48M | Put options by funds: $1.62M

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 96

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.57B → $6.8B (+$2.23B)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 348414 (+66)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6475 (+11)

1.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.74%35.98% (+1.2%)

Holders
414
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+18.97%
% of All Funds
12.02%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.19%
% of All Funds
2.18%
New
88
Increased
183
Reduced
96
Closed
17
Calls
$4.48M
Puts
$1.62M
Net Calls
+$2.87M
Net Calls Change
+$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.37B +$23.2M +318,384 +2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$999M +$51.3M +705,051 +6%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$411M +$13.9M +191,724 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$401M +$25.7M +353,313 +7%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$241M +$38.2M +524,690 +20%
BCI
6
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$146M +$7.19M +98,855 +5%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$137M +$84.3M +1,158,000 +175%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$129M +$4.64M +63,709 +4%
Bank of Montreal
9
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$124M +$11.4M +156,880 +11%
DT
10
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$122M +$70.3K +966 +0.1%
HB
11
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$110M +$10.5M +144,990 +11%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$99.9M -$3.52M -48,448 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$85.1M +$5.07M +69,724 +7%
JMPWA
14
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$70.1M +$15.6M +214,527 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$69.9M +$3.77M +51,809 +6%
RMPT
16
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$61M
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$60.9M +$2.65M +36,373 +5%
CIA
18
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$54.8M -$3.35M -46,051 -6%
CFA
19
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$54.3M +$52.5M +721,663 New
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$52.4M +$13.1M +180,500 +35%
GT
21
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$52.3M +$2.36M +32,449 +5%
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$50.5M +$4.65M +63,950 +11%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$50.3M +$961K +13,215 +2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$45.4M +$1.21M +16,635 +3%
MIH
25
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$44.1M +$2.86M +39,368 +7%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

414 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $6.8B — up 49% from $4.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new VIG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Berkshire Money Management, cutting an estimated $24.7M.

  • 414 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2013, up from 348 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Berkshire Money Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.