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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

1,569 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.1B invested in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 210 funds opening new positions, 533 increasing their positions, 618 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

312% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $144M | Put options by funds: $35M

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 210 | Existing positions closed: 60

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.8B → $20.1B (+$2.23B)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4431,569 (+126)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 159165 (+6)

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.46%39.9% (+2.4%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 533 | Existing positions reduced: 618

Holders
1,569
Holders Change
+126
Holders Change %
+8.73%
% of All Funds
22.88%
Holding in Top 10
165
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.77%
% of All Funds
2.41%
New
210
Increased
533
Reduced
618
Closed
60
Calls
$144M
Puts
$35M
Net Calls
+$109M
Net Calls Change
-$53.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.04B +$932M +8,865,908 +94%
SLI
2
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$1.69B -$352M -3,350,000 -18%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.25B +$33.8M +321,987 +3%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$562M -$12.3M -117,031 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$545M +$19.6M +186,821 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$492M +$10M +95,422 +2%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$453M +$12.1M +115,272 +3%
Creative Planning
8
Creative Planning
Kansas
$429M -$10.9M -103,390 -3%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$383M -$17.9M -170,284 -5%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$382M +$17.8M +169,321 +5%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$380M -$2.72M -25,840 -0.8%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$361M +$984K +9,362 +0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$280M +$24.6M +233,798 +10%
MYLI
14
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$251M
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$250M +$66.3M +630,945 +39%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$243M -$68.9M -655,882 -23%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$235M -$2.8M -26,648 -1%
Mercer Global Advisors
18
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$207M +$19.4M +184,675 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$204M +$10.2M +97,196 +6%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$187M +$37.9M +360,761 +27%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$186M +$3.91M +37,189 +2%
ECG
22
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$173M -$187K -1,783 -0.1%
Pathstone Holdings
23
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$165M +$155M +1,477,095 New
Osaic Holdings
24
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$127M -$34.4M -327,743 -22%
Jones Financial Companies
25
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$119M -$3.09M -29,385 -3%

VYM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,569 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $20.1B — up 13% from $17.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 210 funds opened new VYM positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 150 holders — while 533 added to existing stakes and 618 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $932M. The largest seller was Sumitomo Life Insurance, cutting an estimated $352M.

  • 1,569 institutional investors held Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,443 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $20.1B of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 210 funds opened new Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 60 closed out, a net change of +150 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $932M added.
  • The largest Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Sumitomo Life Insurance, an estimated $352M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.