Clarity Financial LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Clarity Financial LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 5.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 9,749 shares of the company’s stock after selling 596 shares during the period. Clarity Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,179,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,884,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,289,000 after purchasing an additional 186,821 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,059,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,131,000 after purchasing an additional 115,272 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,417,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,516,000 after purchasing an additional 169,321 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,230,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,612,000 after acquiring an additional 9,362 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $254,023,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $118.31 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $98.40 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The company has a market capitalization of $53.57 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a 50 day moving average of $118.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.94.

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.