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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,477 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 654 increasing their positions, 471 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 49

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 654 | Existing positions reduced: 471

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57.5M | Put options by funds: $48.5M

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7B → $25.5B (+$1.82B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4401,477 (+37)

1.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.01%42.76% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 216209 (-7)

Holders
1,477
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+2.57%
% of All Funds
25.71%
Holding in Top 10
209
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.24%
% of All Funds
3.64%
New
110
Increased
654
Reduced
471
Closed
49
Calls
$57.5M
Puts
$48.5M
Net Calls
+$9.03M
Net Calls Change
+$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.37B -$48M -312,907 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.49B +$12.1M +78,826 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.16B +$39.2M +255,217 +4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$1.05B +$1.56M +10,157 +0.1%
Wealthfront Advisers
5
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$957M +$23.8M +154,930 +3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$860M +$28.2M +183,621 +3%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$664M +$1.56M +10,148 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$456M +$16.6M +107,953 +4%
HB
9
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$452M +$7.78M +50,671 +2%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$403M -$25.9M -168,966 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$394M +$21.2M +138,249 +6%
JMPWA
12
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$345M +$43.5M +283,145 +15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$332M -$1.76M -11,437 -0.5%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$328M -$3.07M -20,023 -0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$317M +$37.3M +242,900 +13%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$312M -$37.3M -243,245 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$287M +$18M +117,543 +7%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$254M +$7.55M +49,171 +3%
Charles Schwab
19
Charles Schwab
California
$245M -$86.6M -564,510 -26%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$242M +$2.57M +16,739 +1%
Truist Financial
21
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$232M -$5.97M -38,869 -3%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$219M +$621K +4,048 +0.3%
S
23
SignatureFD
Georgia
$216M +$5.44M +35,434 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$187M -$6.13M -39,915 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$179M +$2.54M +16,548 +1%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,477 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $25.5B — up 7.7% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new VIG positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 654 added to existing stakes and 471 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Trek Financial, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Financial Perspectives, cutting an estimated $857M.

  • 1,477 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,440 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $25.5B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 110 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Trek Financial, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Financial Perspectives, an estimated $857M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.