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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,028 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

605% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $3.01M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 44

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 327

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124137 (+13)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $13.8B (+$1.1B)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0241,028 (+4)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.01%39.1% (+0.09%)

Holders
1,028
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
22.33%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.48%
% of All Funds
2.98%
New
64
Increased
448
Reduced
327
Closed
44
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$3.01M
Net Calls
+$18.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.18B +$61.9M +552,015 +3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$877M +$18.2M +162,399 +2%
Wealthfront Advisers
3
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$645M +$9.5M +84,658 +2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$595M +$13.7M +122,411 +2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$543M +$12.4M +110,794 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$476M -$16.7M -148,654 -3%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$415M +$16.4M +145,790 +4%
CSIA
8
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$371M -$20.3M -180,705 -5%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$317M -$7.21M -64,292 -2%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$287M +$157M +1,402,493 +129%
HB
11
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$262M +$5.1M +45,456 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$244M +$3.1M +27,654 +1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$229M -$6.32M -56,356 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$208M +$10.4M +92,935 +5%
JMPWA
15
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$188M -$30.8M -274,800 -14%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$166M +$27.7M +247,136 +21%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$152M +$8.78M +78,244 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$142M -$12.6M -112,063 -8%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$132M +$17.4M +155,437 +16%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$118M +$8.49M +75,706 +8%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$116M +$547K +4,876 +0.5%
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$110M +$1.45M +12,911 +1%
ZB
23
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$98.1M +$7.2M +64,228 +8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$95.5M +$31.7M +282,255 +52%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
25
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$88M +$428K +3,815 +0.5%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

1,028 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $13.8B — up 8.7% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VIG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 448 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $47.7M.

  • 1,028 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,024 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $47.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.