Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC reduced its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,211 shares of the company’s stock after selling 99 shares during the period. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $282,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,076,000 after purchasing an additional 59,826 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,649,000 after purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after purchasing an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position 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 worth $277,405,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position 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 worth $242,269,000 after purchasing an additional 121,099 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $126.11 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $109.47 and a 1-year high of $135.07. The stock has a market cap of $57.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $130.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.74.

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.