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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM

1,833 hedge funds and large institutions have $24B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 127 funds opening new positions, 751 increasing their positions, 616 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,041% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $25.3M

159% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 127 | Existing positions closed: 49

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 751 | Existing positions reduced: 616

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.9B → $24B (+$2.09B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,798 → 1,833 (+35)

1.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.17% → 36.99% (-1.2%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 160 → 146 (-14)

Holders
1,833
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+1.95%
% of All Funds
24.06%
Holding in Top 10
146
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.75%
% of All Funds
1.92%
New
127
Increased
751
Reduced
616
Closed
49
Calls
$289M
Puts
$25.3M
Net Calls
+$264M
Net Calls Change
+$10.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VIA
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
+$309M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$93.2M
3
CPG
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
+$72.2M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$68.2M
5
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
+$65.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GFA
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
-$1.09B
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$172M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$40.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$24.1M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
76
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$43M +$1.58M +11,526 +4%
RRA
77
Round Rock Advisors
Connecticut
$42.7M +$859K +6,252 +2%
PWMAG
78
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$42.5M +$641K +4,665 +2%
MGIA
79
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$42.4M +$5.06M +36,830 +14%
M&T Bank
80
M&T Bank
New York
$42.1M -$938K -6,825 -2%
TCM
81
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$41.8M +$750K +5,460 +2%
CPG
82
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
$41.2M +$72.2M +525,740 +57,022%
WANY
83
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$39.4M +$1.16M +8,444 +3%
AC
84
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$39.1M +$29.1M +211,809 +308%
MFG
85
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$38.3M +$1.62M +11,821 +5%
SEI Investments
86
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$38M +$2.01M +14,637 +6%
DC
87
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$38M +$1.87M +13,591 +5%
HWA
88
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$37.3M +$443K +3,221 +1%
AWM
89
Act Wealth Management
Texas
$37.2M +$1.57M +11,404 +5%
Fidelity Investments
90
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$37.2M +$5.52M +40,158 +18%
KeyBank National Association
91
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$35.7M -$15.9K -116 -0%
NEAM
92
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$35.4M +$599K +4,360 +2%
BWM
93
Buska Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$35.2M -$6.42M -46,720 -16%
HI
94
Human Investing
Oregon
$34.7M -$608K -4,424 -2%
CBT
95
Crews Bank & Trust
Florida
$33.8M +$666K +4,847 +2%
ONB
96
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$32.8M -$982K -7,147 -3%
SA
97
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$32.5M +$3.68M +26,777 +13%
Lido Advisors
98
Lido Advisors
California
$32.4M +$69K +502 +0.2%
CCA
99
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$32.3M +$122K +888 +0.4%
BPA
100
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$32M -$151K -1,100 -0.5%
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VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,833 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $24B — up 9.6% from $21.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 127 funds opened new VYM positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 78 holders — while 751 added to existing stakes and 616 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $309M. The largest seller was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.09B.

  • 1,833 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,798 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $24B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 127 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 49 closed out, a net change of +78 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, an estimated $309M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, an estimated $1.09B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.