Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC reduced its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 51.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,875 shares of the company’s stock after selling 47,769 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,116,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 92.0% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VYM opened at $140.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $64.55 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $138.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $131.81. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.17.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.