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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

1,067 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 197 funds opening new positions, 367 increasing their positions, 341 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

369% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 197 | Existing positions closed: 42

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $50.1M | Put options by funds: $36.2M

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.97B → $11B (+$2.05B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9291,067 (+138)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9698 (+2)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.94%35.21% (+1.3%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 367 | Existing positions reduced: 341

Holders
1,067
Holders Change
+138
Holders Change %
+14.85%
% of All Funds
18.88%
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.08%
% of All Funds
1.73%
New
197
Increased
367
Reduced
341
Closed
42
Calls
$50.1M
Puts
$36.2M
Net Calls
+$13.9M
Net Calls Change
-$4.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$973M +$16.2M +186,429 +2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$937M +$256M +2,941,484 +40%
USAA
3
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$873M -$9.79M -112,673 -1%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$610M +$56.5M +650,831 +11%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$321M +$3.78M +43,515 +1%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$286M -$431K -4,956 -0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$266M +$17.3M +199,032 +7%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$258M +$61.8M +711,940 +34%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$240M -$30.1M -346,618 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$209M +$142M +1,635,530 +251%
SBSB
11
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$203M +$4.06M +46,775 +2%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$183M +$22.7M +261,776 +15%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$149M -$385K -4,437 -0.3%
AF
14
Ally Financial
Michigan
$138M +$115M +1,320,000 +714%
Jones Financial Companies
15
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$129M -$737K -8,479 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$124M +$11.7M +134,224 +11%
Truist Financial
17
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$112M -$21.9M -252,676 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$107M +$991K +11,404 +1%
ECG
19
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$103M -$679K -7,815 -0.7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$99.9M +$1.47M +16,883 +2%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$92M +$5.44M +62,648 +7%
V
22
Veritable
Delaware
$90.4M -$4.31M -49,579 -5%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$81.9M +$5.51M +63,465 +8%
Osaic Holdings
24
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$72M -$3.64M -41,855 -5%
Mercer Global Advisors
25
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$70.7M +$5.96M +68,623 +10%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,067 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $11B — up 23% from $8.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 197 funds opened new VYM positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 155 holders — while 367 added to existing stakes and 341 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.2M sold.

  • 1,067 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q4 2020, up from 929 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $11B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 197 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 42 closed out, a net change of +155 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $256M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q4 2020 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $34.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.