Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC Sells 530 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,058 shares of the company’s stock after selling 530 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $648,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 67.2% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after buying an additional 4,714 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 43,857 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,306,000 after buying an additional 5,068 shares during the last quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. now owns 19,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,294,000 after buying an additional 1,212 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.5% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 219,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,499,000 after acquiring an additional 49,945 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Perspectives Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 134,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,945,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock traded down $0.52 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $132.28. 259,479 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 902,197. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $128.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $123.29. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $102.21 and a fifty-two week high of $133.45. The stock has a market cap of $59.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.