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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
DBIA
101
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.62M -$12.9K -193 -0.5%
RJFSA
102
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.49M +$759K +11,366 +43%
IFA
103
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$2.48M -$23K -345 -0.9%
BSWMG
104
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.48M +$690K +10,345 +38%
FAAS
105
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.38M -$143K -2,136 -6%
TRCT
106
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.33M +$558K +8,363 +31%
Natixis Advisors
107
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.33M +$184K +2,760 +9%
ICOA
108
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.32M +$592K +8,876 +34%
JMPWA
109
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.25M +$984K +14,746 +77%
WTC
110
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2.23M
FIM
111
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$2.21M -$172K -2,570 -7%
SG Americas Securities
112
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.03M -$907K -13,592 -31%
FHC
113
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.02M +$104K +1,565 +5%
TH
114
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.98M -$68.3K -1,023 -3%
FMII
115
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$1.94M -$100K -1,498 -5%
OC
116
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$1.93M +$32.5K +487 +2%
HighTower Advisors
117
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.91M -$12.3K -185 -0.6%
RCYC
118
Richard C. Young & Co
Rhode Island
$1.9M -$23.4K -350 -1%
CT
119
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$1.87M -$184K -2,750 -9%
MWM
120
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.78M -$58.5K -877 -3%
BCI
121
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.73M +$534K +8,000 +44%
CA
122
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.72M +$801K +12,003 +86%
TCM
123
Telos Capital Management
California
$1.72M +$32.7K +490 +2%
KIA
124
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$1.7M -$63.3K -949 -4%
IHL
125
Investment House LLC
California
$1.7M -$23.5K -352 -1%

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.