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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

441 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.74B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 221 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10M | Put options by funds: $4.51M

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 221 | Existing positions reduced: 104

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 34

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4451 (+7)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.35B → $3.74B (+$392M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 423441 (+18)

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.37%28.73% (-0.64%)

Holders
441
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+4.26%
% of All Funds
11.75%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
1.36%
New
57
Increased
221
Reduced
104
Closed
34
Calls
$10M
Puts
$4.51M
Net Calls
+$5.49M
Net Calls Change
+$6.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
1
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$377M +$7.55M +115,315 +2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$372M -$111M -1,699,688 -24%
Bank of Montreal
3
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$240M +$7.24M +110,611 +3%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$211M +$28.8M +439,112 +17%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$177M +$11.8M +180,355 +7%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$173M +$4.75M +72,513 +3%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$110M +$2.35M +35,857 +2%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$88.5M +$251K +3,836 +0.3%
PC
9
Permanens Capital
New York
$72.6M +$6.49M +99,155 +10%
SB
10
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$69.2M +$4.69M +71,545 +8%
AF
11
Allworth Financial
California
$66.7M +$33.8M +516,742 +115%
SCA
12
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$64.7M +$61.8M +943,146 +80,268%
V
13
Veritable
Delaware
$61.5M +$3.49M +53,283 +6%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$54.3M +$20.1M +306,663 +64%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$49.6M +$1.37M +20,882 +3%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$42M +$2.68M +40,987 +7%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40.3M +$1.27M +19,392 +3%
OCG
18
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$33.9M +$940K +14,346 +3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$31.3M +$4.32M +65,890 +17%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29.3M +$12M +182,817 +76%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$28.6M +$8.52M +130,143 +46%
IWA
22
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$28.3M -$24.8K -379 -0.1%
William Blair & Company
23
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$27.3M +$198K +3,029 +0.8%
JIC
24
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$26.5M +$2.13M +32,513 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$25M +$11.4M +174,044 +92%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

441 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.74B — up 12% from $3.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new VYM positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 221 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stuart Chaussee & Associates, adding an estimated $61.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $111M.

  • 441 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q1 2016, up from 423 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.74B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 34 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Stuart Chaussee & Associates, an estimated $61.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $111M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.