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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

1,434 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.8B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 600 increasing their positions, 493 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

960% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $190M | Put options by funds: $17.9M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 600 | Existing positions reduced: 493

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 87

1.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.92%35.38% (-1.5%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4661,434 (-32)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 194175 (-19)

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.1B → $16.8B (-$10.3B)

Holders
1,434
Holders Change
-32
Holders Change %
-2.18%
% of All Funds
22.85%
Holding in Top 10
175
Holding in Top 10 Change
-19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.79%
% of All Funds
2.79%
New
101
Increased
600
Reduced
493
Closed
87
Calls
$190M
Puts
$17.9M
Net Calls
+$172M
Net Calls Change
+$12.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.21B -$468M -4,349,271 -27%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.01B -$13M -120,764 -1%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$514M -$21.6M -201,194 -4%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$511M +$20.6M +191,117 +4%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$476M +$8.01M +74,443 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$451M +$20.3M +188,590 +5%
Creative Planning
7
Creative Planning
Kansas
$439M -$25.5M -236,681 -5%
Charles Schwab
8
Charles Schwab
California
$416M -$19M -177,005 -4%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$410M -$515K -4,787 -0.1%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$387M +$18.4M +170,720 +5%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$346M +$15.2M +141,230 +4%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$339M +$346M +3,217,969 New
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$301M -$6.8M -63,200 -2%
Truist Financial
14
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$253M -$61.6M -573,203 -19%
MYLI
15
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$237M
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$227M +$11.4M +106,205 +5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$178M +$1.19M +11,044 +0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$176M +$15.1M +140,339 +9%
ECG
19
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$167M +$4.88M +45,363 +3%
Osaic Holdings
20
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$162M +$636K +5,909 +0.4%
V
21
Veritable
Delaware
$145M -$869K -8,082 -0.6%
CG
22
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$143M +$7.85M +73,011 +6%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$142M +$15.9M +147,461 +12%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
24
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$21.5M +199,707 +18%
Mercer Global Advisors
25
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$139M +$7.09M +65,881 +5%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,434 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $16.8B — down 38% from $27.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new VYM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 600 added to existing stakes and 493 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $346M. The largest seller was Sumitomo Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $519M sold.

  • 1,434 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q1 2023, down from 1,466 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $16.8B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 87 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $346M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Sumitomo Life Insurance, an estimated $519M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.