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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,780 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.7B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 673 increasing their positions, 698 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $28.9M

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 83

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,7931,780 (-13)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 673 | Existing positions reduced: 698

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.35%43.27% (-1.1%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 267241 (-26)

57% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $64.4B → $27.7B (-$36.8B)

Holders
1,780
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-0.73%
% of All Funds
28.36%
Holding in Top 10
241
Holding in Top 10 Change
-26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.74%
% of All Funds
3.84%
New
119
Increased
673
Reduced
698
Closed
83
Calls
$112M
Puts
$28.9M
Net Calls
+$82.7M
Net Calls Change
-$67.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.39B -$897M -5,853,254 -21%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.69B -$6.78M -44,279 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$1.61B -$34.5M -225,209 -2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.16B +$23.7M +154,801 +2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$980M +$6.2M +40,446 +0.6%
Wealthfront Advisers
6
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$882M +$103M +674,652 +13%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$768M +$216K +1,410 +0%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$561M -$7.24M -47,257 -1%
HWM
9
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$545M +$18.7M +122,210 +3%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$479M +$1.37M +8,970 +0.3%
JMPWA
11
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$474M -$176M -1,148,751 -27%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$358M +$22.2M +144,851 +7%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$352M -$15.6M -101,516 -4%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$331M +$61.1M +398,932 +23%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$308M -$6.19M -40,380 -2%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$302M -$16M -104,158 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$288M +$7.14M +46,639 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
18
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$270M +$41.1M +268,204 +18%
Truist Financial
19
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$260M -$3.3M -21,512 -1%
S
20
SignatureFD
Georgia
$259M +$406K +2,649 +0.2%
Osaic Holdings
21
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$245M +$1.05M +6,825 +0.4%
Charles Schwab
22
Charles Schwab
California
$232M -$65.5M -427,651 -22%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$215M +$76.1M +496,791 +55%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$203M +$16.2M +106,046 +9%
Mariner
25
Mariner
Kansas
$203M -$4.34M -28,305 -2%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,780 of the 6,276 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $27.7B — down 57% from $64.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new VIG positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 673 added to existing stakes and 698 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Money Concepts Capital, adding an estimated $124M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $897M.

  • 1,780 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q1 2023, down from 1,793 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $27.7B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 119 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 83 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Money Concepts Capital, an estimated $124M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $897M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.