International Assets Investment Management LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

International Assets Investment Management LLC reduced its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 20.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 20,815 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,320 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,080,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 11,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,688,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares during the last quarter. Castleview Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at about $336,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 24.5% in the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 38,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,020,000 after buying an additional 7,669 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 263,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,953,000 after buying an additional 18,683 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kaizen Financial Strategies lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 599.4% in the first quarter. Kaizen Financial Strategies now owns 22,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,530,000 after buying an additional 19,667 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM traded up $0.51 on Friday, reaching $161.06. 1,354,307 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,491,928. The stock has a market cap of $80.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $132.01 and a twelve month high of $161.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $158.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.14.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company Profile

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.