Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
601 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.15B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
71% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 31
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.42M | Put options by funds: $3.97M
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 179
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.67B → $5.15B (+$481M)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 58 → 60 (+2)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 583 → 601 (+18)
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.45% → 26.48% (+1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$127M |
| 2 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$51.8M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$25.9M |
| 4 |
DLIC
Daido Life Insurance Company
Osaka,
Japan
|
+$18.4M |
| 5 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$18.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OCG
Opus Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$42.3M |
| 2 |
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$12M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.44M |
| 4 |
SBSB
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Mclean,
Virginia
|
-$6.38M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.59M |
VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
601 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $5.15B — up 10% from $4.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VYM positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 258 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Opus Capital Group, cutting an estimated $42.3M.
- 601 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q3 2017, up from 583 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $5.15B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $127M added.
- The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Opus Capital Group, an estimated $42.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.