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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13B +$646M +8,804,989 +146%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$288M +$16M +217,578 +6%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$284M +$10.6M +144,806 +4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$236M +$1.42M +19,331 +0.6%
SBSB
5
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$183M -$54.8M -747,004 -24%
NMIFOAC
6
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
$172M
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$168M +$18.8M +256,766 +13%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$114M +$7.29M +99,384 +7%
AF
9
Allworth Financial
California
$102M +$4.68M +63,713 +5%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$90.8M -$321K -4,375 -0.4%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$82.6M +$19.8M +269,659 +33%
SB
12
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$79.6M -$4.04M -55,060 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$73.7M +$4.48M +61,083 +7%
V
14
Veritable
Delaware
$67.6M -$1.66M -22,671 -2%
SCA
15
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
$65.1M -$7.66M -104,397 -11%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56.7M +$6.55M +89,255 +14%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$56.6M -$18M -245,255 -25%
EA
18
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$53.2M +$51.6M +702,774 New
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47.7M +$675K +9,198 +1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$46.1M +$353K +4,809 +0.8%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$44.3M +$2.71M +36,875 +7%
OCG
22
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$40.6M +$281K +3,830 +0.7%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$38.9M +$1.09M +14,878 +3%
William Blair & Company
24
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$38.9M +$10.1M +137,359 +37%
PC
25
Permanens Capital
New York
$36.5M -$14.2M -193,874 -29%

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.