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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.38B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 71

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 16

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.19B → $2.38B (+$194M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2728 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 279289 (+10)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.68%26.24% (+0.55%)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $796K | Put options by funds: $1.41M

Holders
289
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.58%
% of All Funds
8.39%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
26
Increased
131
Reduced
71
Closed
16
Calls
$796K
Puts
$1.41M
Net Calls
-$618K
Net Calls Change
+$1.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAS
26
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$18.8M +$3.04M +45,600 +19%
KFS
27
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$18.5M +$1.38M +20,753 +8%
ST
28
Sabal Trust
Florida
$17.3M -$425K -6,367 -2%
IAA
29
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$16.4M +$1.86M +27,818 +13%
USAA
30
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$16.3M
GMA
31
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$15.7M -$1.19M -17,774 -7%
NPC
32
National Planning Corporation
California
$15.7M +$1.48M +22,233 +10%
PA
33
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$15.1M -$580K -8,685 -4%
SIC
34
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$14.6M +$379K +5,684 +3%
RNS
35
Robert N. Shapiro
$14.4M +$14.5M +217,588 New
BEAM
36
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$14.4M +$123K +1,840 +0.9%
CLA
37
Cranberry Lake Advisors
Texas
$13.2M
PC
38
Permanens Capital
New York
$13.2M -$3.77M -56,465 -22%
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.1M +$2.34M +34,989 +22%
WT
40
Whittier Trust
California
$13M -$1.03M -15,488 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$11.8M +$691K +10,361 +6%
RW
42
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$11.8M -$275K -4,120 -2%
Chevy Chase Trust
43
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$11.6M -$1.2M -18,000 -9%
OCG
44
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$11.3M +$358K +5,368 +3%
M&T Bank
45
M&T Bank
New York
$11.2M +$5.86M +87,862 +110%
ST
46
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$11.1M +$1.67M +24,969 +18%
FWM
47
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$9.59M +$96K +1,439 +1%
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$9.5M +$738K +11,055 +8%
FBT
49
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$9.46M -$163K -2,439 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
50
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.25M +$456K +6,835 +5%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

289 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.38B — up 8.9% from $2.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VYM positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $41.1M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 289 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q3 2014, up from 279 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.38B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $41.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.