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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,824 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.3B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 758 increasing their positions, 637 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

185% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $106M | Put options by funds: $37.1M

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 67

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 758 | Existing positions reduced: 637

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,7931,824 (+31)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.88%42.75% (-0.13%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.8B → $28.3B (-$1.48B)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 244238 (-6)

Holders
1,824
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+1.73%
% of All Funds
28.95%
Holding in Top 10
238
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.46%
% of All Funds
3.78%
New
116
Increased
758
Reduced
637
Closed
67
Calls
$106M
Puts
$37.1M
Net Calls
+$68.5M
Net Calls Change
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.58B +$86.7M +534,638 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.76B +$30.8M +190,258 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$1.61B -$6M -37,038 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.22B +$27.7M +171,161 +2%
Wealthfront Advisers
5
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$972M -$17.1M -105,203 -2%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$962M +$1.31M +8,076 +0.1%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$808M +$21.9M +134,815 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$560M -$1.4M -8,621 -0.2%
HWM
9
HB Wealth Management
Georgia
$558M +$4.51M +27,851 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$412M +$10.1M +62,212 +2%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$387M +$23.4M +144,633 +6%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$332M +$8.43M +51,992 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$332M +$22.9M +141,426 +7%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$314M +$9.95M +61,371 +3%
JMPWA
15
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$303M -$45.9M -282,895 -13%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$302M -$56.4M -347,827 -15%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$290M -$8.42M -51,926 -3%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$280M +$34.6M +213,721 +13%
S
19
SignatureFD
Georgia
$278M +$10.4M +64,262 +4%
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$261M -$1.42M -8,751 -0.5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$230M +$8.93M +55,066 +4%
Mariner
22
Mariner
Kansas
$206M +$5.49M +33,866 +3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
23
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$185M -$37.3M -230,391 -16%
MWM
24
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$173M +$3.79M +23,391 +2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
25
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$164M +$1.56M +9,604 +0.9%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

1,824 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $28.3B — down 5% from $29.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new VIG positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 758 added to existing stakes and 637 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $86.7M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $448M.

  • 1,824 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2023, up from 1,793 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $28.3B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 116 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 67 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $86.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Citigroup, an estimated $448M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.