Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Sold by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,665 shares of the company’s stock after selling 782 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after buying an additional 9,363 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,941,000 after buying an additional 18,778 shares in the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after buying an additional 1,171 shares in the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% in the third quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 16,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,133,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seamount Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at $372,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM opened at $133.15 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $128.57. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $111.31 and a one year high of $135.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.29 billion, a P/E 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.