Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 8,148 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,693 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,148 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,366,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 136.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 489 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 43,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,306,000 after acquiring an additional 5,068 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.8% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,064,000 after acquiring an additional 2,421 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 544.8% in the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 8,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 7,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curbstone Financial Management Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $134.74 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $130.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $124.65. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $105.92 and a 1-year high of $135.07. The company has a market cap of $61.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.