Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Decreases Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,257 shares of the company’s stock after selling 198 shares during the period. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,528,000 after buying an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $593,076,000 after purchasing an additional 59,826 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,788,000 after purchasing an additional 16,021 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,649,000 after purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $127.53 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $101.46 and a 52 week high of $131.85. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $127.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $122.70. The firm has a market cap of $57.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.