Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Sold by River Street Advisors LLC

River Street Advisors LLC lessened its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 37.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,923 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,309 shares during the period. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,080,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Founders Financial Securities LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 13,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,668,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 227,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,508,000 after purchasing an additional 6,483 shares during the last quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 9,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,156,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 4,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vicus Capital increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.0% during the first quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 16,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,992,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock traded up $0.29 on Friday, hitting $118.60. 991,732 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 993,924. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $98.40 and a twelve month high of $121.64. The business’s fifty day moving average is $118.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $116.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.