Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Stake Lessened by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 11.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 9,937 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,305 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VYM. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 16.6% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 577 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneva Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Geneva Partners LLC now owns 5,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $743,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $141.62 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $140.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $133.38. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22. The stock has a market cap of $66.21 billion, a PE 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.