Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
1,010 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 196 funds opening new positions, 407 increasing their positions, 239 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
494% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 196 | Existing positions closed: 33
105% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $8.56M
70% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 407 | Existing positions reduced: 239
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.94B → $10.6B (+$2.64B)
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 88 → 109 (+21)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 859 → 1,010 (+151)
4.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 30.24% → 35.02% (+4.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$672M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$578M |
| 3 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$166M |
| 4 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$137M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$37.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DLIC
Daido Life Insurance Company
Osaka,
Japan
|
-$26.3M |
| 2 |
NP
NorthRock Partners
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$25M |
| 3 |
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
-$22.7M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.6M |
| 5 |
NAM
Nissay Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$13.6M |
VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
1,010 of the 5,092 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $10.6B — up 33% from $7.94B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 196 funds opened new VYM positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 163 holders — while 407 added to existing stakes and 239 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $672M. The largest seller was Daido Life Insurance Company, cutting an estimated $26.3M.
- 1,010 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q4 2019, up from 859 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $10.6B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 196 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 33 closed out, a net change of +163 holders.
- The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $672M added.
- The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Daido Life Insurance Company, an estimated $26.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.