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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

462 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.94B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.58M | Put options by funds: $2.26M

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 156

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 449462 (+13)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.04%35.91% (-0.13%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7270 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.35B → $6.94B (-$416M)

Holders
462
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+2.9%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
2.03%
New
39
Increased
187
Reduced
156
Closed
23
Calls
$5.58M
Puts
$2.26M
Net Calls
+$3.32M
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.29B -$54.5M -702,606 -4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05B -$82.6M -1,064,825 -7%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$431M +$9.56M +123,278 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$350M -$35.5M -458,221 -9%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$263M +$8.19M +105,670 +3%
BCI
6
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$154M -$502K -6,471 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$129M +$12.7M +163,446 +11%
HB
8
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$125M +$9.97M +128,529 +8%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$124M -$3.96M -51,095 -3%
JMPWA
10
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$115M +$49M +631,789 +73%
W
11
Wealthfront
California
$108M +$19.6M +252,840 +22%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$98.2M -$1.05M -13,587 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$90.5M +$11.3M +146,222 +14%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$82.7M -$518K -6,682 -0.6%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$82.4M +$2.42M +31,175 +3%
Vanguard Group
16
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$79.1M +$8.18M +105,447 +11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$75.7M +$4.19M +54,005 +6%
MG
18
MDE Group
New Jersey
$60.6M +$626K +8,074 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$59.7M +$511K +6,595 +0.9%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$59.4M -$155K -1,994 -0.3%
GT
21
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$55.2M +$14.4K +186 +0%
CFA
22
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$53.6M -$791K -10,201 -1%
CIA
23
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$52.8M -$5.77M -74,405 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$43.9M +$4.31M +55,587 +11%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$40.9M +$1.86M +24,042 +5%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

462 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.94B — down 5.7% from $7.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new VIG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 462 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2014, up from 449 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.94B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $49M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.