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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

616 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $3.99M

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 598616 (+18)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 225

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.72B → $8.05B (+$335M)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.1%36.05% (-0.04%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7775 (-2)

Holders
616
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.01%
% of All Funds
16.44%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
2%
New
44
Increased
244
Reduced
225
Closed
19
Calls
$10.8M
Puts
$3.99M
Net Calls
+$6.76M
Net Calls Change
-$6.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.54B +$66M +778,884 +4%
WIM
2
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$870M +$147M +1,736,645 +20%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$535M +$16M +189,080 +3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$362M -$2.11M -24,916 -0.6%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$281M +$10.9M +129,008 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$227M +$11.1M +131,057 +5%
W
7
Wealthfront
California
$227M +$24.1M +284,737 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$226M -$6.64M -78,307 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$184M +$12.8M +150,728 +7%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$158M +$3.87M +45,642 +2%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$146M +$4.09M +48,307 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$123M +$1.95M +23,014 +2%
JMPWA
13
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$97.9M -$11.7M -138,620 -11%
BCI
14
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$96.9M -$1.9M -22,473 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$94.7M +$1.14M +13,487 +1%
DT
16
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$91.3M -$25.6M -301,487 -22%
SF
17
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$78.8M -$5.61M -66,179 -7%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$71.9M -$1.65M -19,507 -2%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$66.9M -$1.14M -13,394 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$63M +$6.36M +75,022 +11%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$60.2M +$1.06M +12,530 +2%
Brown Advisory
22
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$56.7M +$11.2M +131,868 +24%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.1M -$1.22M -14,361 -2%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$54.4M +$433K +5,114 +0.8%
GT
25
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$53.9M -$904K -10,660 -2%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

616 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $8.05B — up 4.3% from $7.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new VIG positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 225 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.2M sold.

  • 616 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2016, up from 598 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.05B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $47.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.