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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

598 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.72B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 250 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

462% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.3M | Put options by funds: $2.9M

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 26

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 250 | Existing positions reduced: 195

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 580598 (+18)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7677 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.62B → $7.72B (+$94M)

0.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.84%36.1% (-0.74%)

Holders
598
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.1%
% of All Funds
15.96%
Holding in Top 10
77
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.32%
% of All Funds
2.05%
New
51
Increased
250
Reduced
195
Closed
26
Calls
$16.3M
Puts
$2.9M
Net Calls
+$13.4M
Net Calls Change
-$4.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.47B -$12.9M -158,334 -0.9%
WIM
2
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$718M -$57.8M -707,865 -8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$515M +$22.2M +271,854 +5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$361M +$22M +269,534 +7%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$268M +$15.9M +194,314 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$231M -$10.3M -125,773 -4%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$214M +$25.9M +316,721 +14%
W
8
Wealthfront
California
$201M +$15.4M +188,157 +8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$170M +$10.6M +129,651 +7%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$153M +$512K +6,271 +0.3%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$142M -$133M -1,622,709 -49%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$121M +$3.38M +41,351 +3%
DT
13
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$116M -$520K -6,366 -0.5%
JMPWA
14
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$109M -$23.3M -285,577 -18%
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$98M +$439K +5,370 +0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$92.8M +$4.09M +50,041 +5%
SF
17
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$83.6M -$734K -8,991 -0.9%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$72.9M -$3.24M -39,629 -4%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$67.5M -$5.66M -69,296 -8%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$58.6M +$1.79M +21,937 +3%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.8M -$5.2M -63,704 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56.2M +$948K +11,604 +2%
GT
23
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$54.4M +$617K +7,550 +1%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$53.5M -$2.41M -29,532 -4%
CFA
25
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$50.6M -$1.65M -20,141 -3%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

598 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $7.72B — up 1.2% from $7.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VIG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 250 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $25.9M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 598 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2016, up from 580 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.72B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $25.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.