Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Shares Sold by Uptick Partners LLC

Uptick Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 15.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 38,769 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,048 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 1.2% of Uptick Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Uptick Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,564,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VYM. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 45.3% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 16,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 5,255 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 26,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Belleair Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth $395,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 21,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,056,000 after purchasing an additional 587 shares during the period. Finally, RCW Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $543,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $157.19 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $151.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $147.56. The firm has a market cap of $77.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.74. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $123.54 and a one year high of $157.35.

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.