Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Sold by Great Lakes Retirement Inc.

Great Lakes Retirement Inc. reduced its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,730 shares of the company’s stock after selling 87 shares during the period. Great Lakes Retirement Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $604,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,405,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,269,000 after purchasing an additional 121,099 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,804,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,233,000 after purchasing an additional 19,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,664,000 after purchasing an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock opened at $133.15 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $111.31 and a 12 month high of $135.07. The firm has a market cap of $60.29 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.57.

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.