Advisory Alpha LLC Sells 112 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Advisory Alpha LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,617 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $548,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 38.2% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 21,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,353,000 after purchasing an additional 5,829 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 713.1% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 21,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,356,000 after acquiring an additional 18,506 shares during the last quarter. 360 Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. 360 Financial Inc. now owns 12,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,445,000 after acquiring an additional 658 shares during the last quarter. Amussen Hunsaker Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Amussen Hunsaker Associates LLC now owns 53,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,984,000 after acquiring an additional 4,792 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 145.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 38,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,338,000 after acquiring an additional 23,015 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $127.92 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $98.40 and a 1 year high of $128.44. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $124.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $120.97. The company has a market cap of $57.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Profile

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Custom High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The index selects high-dividend-paying US companies, excluding REITS, and weights them by market cap. VYM was launched on Nov 10, 2006 and is managed by Vanguard.