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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

542 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.73B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 209 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.47M | Put options by funds: $3.98M

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 32

0.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.83%35.32% (+0.49%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 542542 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.94B → $6.73B (-$209M)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8474 (-10)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 209

Holders
542
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
14.6%
Holding in Top 10
74
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
1.99%
New
41
Increased
179
Reduced
209
Closed
32
Calls
$5.47M
Puts
$3.98M
Net Calls
+$1.49M
Net Calls Change
+$2.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06B -$15.8M -194,528 -1%
WIM
2
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$575M -$14.9M -184,115 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$448M -$21.3M -263,127 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$333M -$4.21M -51,904 -1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$303M -$6.4M -78,924 -2%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$176M +$20.4M +251,920 +13%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$150M -$5.27M -65,027 -3%
W
8
Wealthfront
California
$145M +$22.3M +275,276 +18%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$144M +$3.02M +37,233 +2%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$140M +$4.76M +58,707 +3%
BCI
11
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$137M -$20M -246,586 -12%
DT
12
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$117M +$1.18M +14,530 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$104M +$2.49M +30,700 +2%
JMPWA
14
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$103M +$240K +2,957 +0.2%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$102M +$15.5M +191,197 +17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$80M +$4.65M +57,407 +6%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$79.4M -$13M -160,291 -14%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$79.2M -$653K -8,064 -0.8%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$59.8M +$1.77M +21,820 +3%
BIAS
20
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$59.4M +$61.3M +756,061 New
MAA
21
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$58.5M +$13.4M +165,890 +29%
CFA
22
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$58M +$330K +4,072 +0.6%
GT
23
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$56.3M -$4.07M -50,176 -7%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56.1M +$1.81M +22,396 +3%
SF
25
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$50.7M +$2.78M +34,351 +6%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

542 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $6.73B — down 3% from $6.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VIG positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 209 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mizuho Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.1M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $36.3M.

  • 542 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2015, unchanged from Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.73B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Mizuho Bank, an estimated $25.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $36.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.