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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

986 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 401 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17M | Put options by funds: $6.38M

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 70

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 401 | Existing positions reduced: 278

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99126 (+27)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 911986 (+75)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $11.6B (+$400M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.46%40.45% (+0.99%)

Holders
986
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+8.23%
% of All Funds
21.97%
Holding in Top 10
126
Holding in Top 10 Change
+27
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
2.81%
New
154
Increased
401
Reduced
278
Closed
70
Calls
$17M
Puts
$6.38M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.08B +$568M +5,441,913 +34%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$744M +$99.7M +956,438 +14%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$592M +$187M +1,790,054 +42%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$531M +$490M +4,700,605 +652%
Wealthfront Advisers
5
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$528M +$562M +5,388,563 New
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$461M +$8.6M +82,487 +2%
CSIA
7
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$359M -$98M -939,619 -20%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$331M +$51.2M +491,096 +17%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$259M +$19.7M +189,130 +8%
HB
10
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$214M +$11.7M +112,059 +5%
JMPWA
11
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$211M +$39.5M +379,086 +21%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
12
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$204M -$269K -2,584 -0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$184M +$38.2M +366,295 +24%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$152M +$13.8M +132,018 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$140M -$59.8M -573,883 -29%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$139M +$92.9M +890,478 +169%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$119M +$52.9M +507,719 +72%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$115M +$22.7M +218,027 +23%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$115M +$15.2M +145,886 +14%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$97.7M +$4.18M +40,077 +4%
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$91.4M +$4.92M +47,140 +5%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$84M +$15.9M +152,779 +22%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$83M +$9.86M +94,527 +13%
S
24
SignatureFD
Georgia
$77.3M +$25.2M +241,894 +44%
SHCM
25
Stokes & Hubbell Capital Management
Louisiana
$73.4M +$2.37M +22,732 +3%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.6B — up 3.6% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new VIG positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 84 holders — while 401 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $568M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $964M.

  • 986 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2018, up from 911 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 154 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +84 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $568M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $964M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.