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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

536 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.47B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 150 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

310% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 21

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 150

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.39B → $5.47B (+$1.08B)

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5467 (+13)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 475536 (+61)

2.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.33%31.06% (+2.7%)

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.04M | Put options by funds: $9.19M

Holders
536
Holders Change
+61
Holders Change %
+12.84%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
67
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+24.07%
% of All Funds
1.68%
New
86
Increased
220
Reduced
150
Closed
21
Calls
$6.04M
Puts
$9.19M
Net Calls
-$3.15M
Net Calls Change
-$4.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RFM
301
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$800K +$775K +10,563 New
MJRIC
302
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$792K +$14.7K +200 +2%
WB
303
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$777K +$166K +2,266 +28%
VIP
304
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$773K +$3.3K +45 +0.4%
GC
305
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$772K -$17.4K -237 -2%
B
306
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$744K +$51.4K +700 +8%
GG
307
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$720K -$117K -1,600 -14%
LWAC
308
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$720K +$42.6K +581 +7%
CAMG
309
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$719K
RT
310
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$717K +$100K +1,364 +17%
VV
311
Verity & Verity
South Carolina
$714K +$40.6K +553 +6%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
312
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$712K -$49.3K -672 -7%
WIM
313
Westside Investment Management
California
$711K +$688K +9,379 New
CFA
314
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$708K -$147 -2 -0%
ACM
315
AUA Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$707K +$685K +9,336 New
FMII
316
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$705K -$63.8K -869 -9%
BW
317
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$704K +$439K +5,978 +180%
RIA
318
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$701K +$22.2K +303 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
319
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$700K +$66.2K +902 +11%
GWM
320
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$693K +$57.4K +782 +9%
GRP
321
Global Retirement Partners
California
$684K +$662K +9,025 New
TW
322
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$679K -$88.1K -1,200 -12%
N
323
Natixis
France
$678K +$134K +1,828 +26%
PJSIMP
324
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$671K +$3.82K +52 +0.6%
WC
325
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$668K +$414K +5,635 +177%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

536 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $5.47B — up 25% from $4.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new VYM positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 150 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $646M. The largest seller was Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney, cutting an estimated $54.8M.

  • 536 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q4 2016, up from 475 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.47B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $646M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney, an estimated $54.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.