Plancorp LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Plancorp LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,405 shares of the company’s stock after selling 315 shares during the quarter. Plancorp LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $997,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 106,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,922,000 after purchasing an additional 6,242 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.6% in the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 12,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,528,000 after buying an additional 2,074 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 49.9% in the 1st quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 24,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,950,000 after buying an additional 8,116 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,230,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,612,000 after acquiring an additional 9,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,217,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $126.91 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $57.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $123.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $120.17. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $98.40 and a 1-year high of $127.50.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.