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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
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$35.6M +$6.33M +86,225 +22%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$34.8M +$1.9M +25,879 +6%
NCM
28
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$34.7M -$2.21M -30,064 -6%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$32.3M +$1.03M +14,098 +3%
JIC
30
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$31.4M +$475K +6,472 +2%
IWA
31
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$31.1M +$502K +6,847 +2%
ECM
32
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$28.6M +$642K +8,753 +2%
IAA
33
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$27M +$4.55M +62,057 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27M +$2.75M +37,416 +12%
SIA
35
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$25.2M -$986K -13,442 -4%
BFG
36
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$24.9M +$117K +1,590 +0.5%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$24.6M -$354K -4,824 -1%
DLIC
38
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$24.5M +$23.7M +322,723 New
FWM
39
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$24.3M +$586K +7,981 +3%
CLA
40
Cranberry Lake Advisors
Texas
$22M +$352K +4,800 +2%
PA
41
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$21.4M -$11.3K -154 -0.1%
MFS
42
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$21M -$4.73M -64,442 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.4M -$52.9K -721 -0.3%
SIC
44
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$20.4M -$227K -3,098 -1%
ST
45
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$20.3M +$880K +11,987 +5%
PRS
46
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$19.6M +$248K +3,386 +1%
RFC
47
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$19.5M +$1.99M +27,147 +12%
ST
48
Sabal Trust
Florida
$19M +$25.8K +352 +0.1%
SQA
49
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$18.9M +$18.3M +249,912 New
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18.5M +$4.49M +61,182 +33%

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.