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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

580 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.62B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 227 increasing their positions, 208 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

463% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $3.77M

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 41

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.91B → $7.62B (+$711M)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7576 (+1)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 574580 (+6)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 227 | Existing positions reduced: 208

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.45%36.84% (+0.39%)

Holders
580
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.05%
% of All Funds
15.45%
Holding in Top 10
76
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
2.03%
New
50
Increased
227
Reduced
208
Closed
41
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$3.77M
Net Calls
+$17.4M
Net Calls Change
+$16.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.44B +$155M +2,027,248 +13%
WIM
2
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$759M +$247M +3,224,202 +53%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$480M +$12.2M +158,979 +3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$331M -$42M -547,266 -12%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$269M +$5.31M +69,257 +2%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$246M +$35.5M +463,496 +18%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$235M -$37.3M -486,540 -14%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$183M -$29M -378,544 -14%
W
9
Wealthfront
California
$181M -$5.86M -76,424 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$156M +$4.89M +63,734 +3%
HB
11
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$149M +$3.3M +43,070 +2%
JMPWA
12
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$129M +$3.1M +40,484 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$114M +$4.82M +62,900 +5%
DT
14
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$113M -$3.92M -51,071 -4%
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$95.2M -$1.23M -16,107 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$86.5M +$6.07M +79,234 +8%
SF
17
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$82.4M +$25.9M +337,831 +50%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$74.4M -$1.02M -13,333 -1%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$71.5M +$5.14M +67,047 +8%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$60.6M -$2.41M -31,424 -4%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$55.5M -$43.6M -568,642 -45%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$54.6M +$68.8K +898 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$53.9M +$1.6M +20,876 +3%
GT
24
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$52.5M -$2.86M -37,291 -5%
CFA
25
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$51.1M +$406K +5,298 +0.9%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

580 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $7.62B — up 10% from $6.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new VIG positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 227 added to existing stakes and 208 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Beacon Investment Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $45.9M.

  • 580 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q1 2016, up from 574 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.62B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Beacon Investment Advisory Services, an estimated $45.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.