HM Payson & Co. Sells 95 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

HM Payson & Co. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,025 shares of the company’s stock after selling 95 shares during the quarter. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,285,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VYM. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,528,000 after purchasing an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,076,000 after buying an additional 59,826 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,788,000 after buying an additional 16,021 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,649,000 after buying an additional 153,146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock opened at $127.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50-day moving average of $127.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $122.51. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $99.60 and a 52-week high of $131.85.

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.