Whittier Trust Co. Sells 9,869 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Whittier Trust Co. lessened its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,317 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,869 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VYM. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 106,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,922,000 after acquiring an additional 6,242 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.6% in the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 12,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,528,000 after buying an additional 2,074 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 49.9% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 24,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,950,000 after buying an additional 8,116 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 9,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,217,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM traded up $0.73 during trading on Thursday, reaching $126.42. The company had a trading volume of 290,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 941,579. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $98.40 and a 12 month high of $126.57. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $121.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.08. The company has a market cap of $57.24 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.