Bailard Inc. Sells 4,346 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Bailard Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 37.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,276 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,346 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $970,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the first quarter worth about $198,685,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 125.2% in the 2nd quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 724,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,543,000 after purchasing an additional 402,667 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after buying an additional 372,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 258.8% during the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 167,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,304,000 after buying an additional 272,656 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $141.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $66.04 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $140.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $135.40. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $112.05 and a twelve month high of $143.30.

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.