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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,162 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 474 increasing their positions, 427 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.1M | Put options by funds: $12.5M

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 474 | Existing positions reduced: 427

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 161173 (+12)

0.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.4%42.65% (-0.75%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 100

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1871,162 (-25)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.2B → $15.1B (-$2.03B)

Holders
1,162
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
25.61%
Holding in Top 10
173
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.45%
% of All Funds
3.81%
New
93
Increased
474
Reduced
427
Closed
100
Calls
$26.1M
Puts
$12.5M
Net Calls
+$13.6M
Net Calls Change
+$2.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.36B +$188M +1,572,312 +7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$924M +$91.6M +767,767 +9%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$622M +$55M +461,089 +8%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$600M +$197M +1,651,672 +40%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$565M -$209M -1,751,004 -24%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$557M +$38.6M +323,223 +6%
Wealthfront Advisers
7
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$507M -$118M -986,513 -17%
Truist Financial
8
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$389M +$336M +2,812,571 +295%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$325M +$296K +2,481 +0.1%
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$280M +$324M +2,711,955 New
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$277M +$26.5M +221,825 +9%
HB
12
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$272M +$32.8M +275,257 +12%
JMPWA
13
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$227M +$69.8M +585,050 +36%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$223M +$16.3M +136,579 +7%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$212M +$212M +1,774,437 +649%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$198M +$24.8M +207,858 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$187M +$83.5M +699,636 +63%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$164M +$11.1M +93,398 +6%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$151M +$6.32M +52,968 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$146M -$62.2M -521,359 -27%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$144M +$13.7M +115,192 +9%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$129M +$622M +5,214,008 New
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$120M -$3.64M -30,482 -3%
William Blair & Company
24
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$110M +$3.5M +29,352 +3%
S
25
SignatureFD
Georgia
$104M +$18.4M +154,474 +18%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

1,162 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $15.1B — down 12% from $17.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of VIG and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 427 trimmed existing stakes and 474 added.

The largest buyer was Truist Financial, adding an estimated $336M. The largest seller was Johanson Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.07B.

  • 1,162 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,187 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 100 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Truist Financial, an estimated $336M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.07B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.