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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

827 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.62B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 331 increasing their positions, 271 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

294% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.9M | Put options by funds: $3.03M

141% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 37

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 331 | Existing positions reduced: 271

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 788827 (+39)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8482 (-2)

5.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.23%28.69% (-5.5%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.28B → $6.62B (-$668M)

Holders
827
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+4.95%
% of All Funds
17.9%
Holding in Top 10
82
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.38%
% of All Funds
1.77%
New
89
Increased
331
Reduced
271
Closed
37
Calls
$11.9M
Puts
$3.03M
Net Calls
+$8.89M
Net Calls Change
-$2.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$647M -$1.49B -17,828,302 -70%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$413M +$17.6M +211,037 +5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$256M -$1.41M -16,834 -0.6%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$225M +$15.1M +180,725 +7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$218M -$3.12M -37,383 -1%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$182M -$6.88M -82,377 -4%
SBSB
7
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$180M +$4.89M +58,578 +3%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$129M -$75.9M -909,014 -38%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$116M +$11.1M +133,062 +11%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$115M -$12.3M -147,404 -10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$102M +$5.99M +71,739 +6%
DLIC
12
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$102M +$99.9M +1,195,472 New
ECG
13
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$97.7M -$8.24M -98,651 -8%
SB
14
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$94.4M +$5.52M +66,131 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$79.4M -$2.59M -31,031 -3%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$76.6M +$11M +132,201 +17%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$76.4M -$8.75M -104,739 -11%
V
18
Veritable
Delaware
$75.4M +$728K +8,721 +1%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$74.9M +$1.32M +15,801 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$67.6M +$3.35M +40,079 +5%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$62.3M +$4.65M +55,632 +8%
CSIA
22
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$59.8M -$5.98M -71,572 -9%
Jones Financial Companies
23
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$57.8M -$1.59M -18,987 -3%
NFC
24
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$56.3M +$86.9K +1,040 +0.2%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$56.1M +$9.25M +110,798 +20%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

827 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.62B — down 9.2% from $7.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new VYM positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 331 added to existing stakes and 271 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Daido Life Insurance Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $99.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.49B.

  • 827 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q1 2019, up from 788 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.62B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 37 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Daido Life Insurance Company, an estimated $99.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.49B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.