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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

676 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.98B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

269% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 26

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.42M | Put options by funds: $4.03M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 210

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 616676 (+60)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7580 (+5)

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.05%35.63% (-0.43%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.05B → $7.98B (-$71.1M)

Holders
676
Holders Change
+60
Holders Change %
+9.74%
% of All Funds
16.9%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
2%
New
96
Increased
260
Reduced
210
Closed
26
Calls
$9.42M
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
+$5.38M
Net Calls Change
-$1.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.53B -$38.2M -453,724 -2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$560M +$17.2M +204,432 +3%
WIM
3
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$441M -$436M -5,185,468 -50%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$407M +$39.3M +466,822 +11%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$299M +$14.3M +169,800 +5%
W
6
Wealthfront
California
$265M +$34.6M +411,530 +15%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$259M +$28.7M +341,892 +13%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$227M -$2.26M -26,932 -1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$174M -$12.6M -149,256 -7%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$163M +$2.95M +35,055 +2%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$157M +$6.42M +76,302 +4%
JMPWA
12
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$147M +$46.6M +554,748 +48%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$131M +$5.67M +67,439 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$102M +$5.87M +69,825 +6%
DT
15
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$94.1M +$1.4M +16,600 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$73.8M +$857K +10,194 +1%
BCI
17
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$71.7M -$26.3M -313,336 -27%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$70.1M +$6.05M +71,901 +10%
SF
19
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$67.8M -$12M -143,173 -15%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$67.2M -$374K -4,453 -0.6%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$63.4M +$2.26M +26,932 +4%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$59.6M +$4.33M +51,442 +8%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$59.2M +$2.23M +26,527 +4%
Brown Advisory
24
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$57.9M +$346K +4,113 +0.6%
GT
25
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$54.2M -$525K -6,239 -1%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

676 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.98B — down 0.88% from $8.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new VIG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 260 added to existing stakes and 210 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $51.1M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, cutting an estimated $436M.

  • 676 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2016, up from 616 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.98B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 0.88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $51.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $436M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.