Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Holdings Lowered by Whittier Trust Co.

Whittier Trust Co. trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 13.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 50,846 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,981 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,778,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BG Investment Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $435,000. Divergent Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,360,000. Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $92,000. Clune & Associates LTD. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 17,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,283,000 after buying an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Perspectives Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 140,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,687,000 after buying an additional 4,545 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2%

VYM stock opened at $140.98 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $139.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.97. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22. The company has a market capitalization of $65.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84.

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.