Rockland Trust Co. Sells 298 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Rockland Trust Co. lessened its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 35,520 shares of the company’s stock after selling 298 shares during the period. Rockland Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,532,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after purchasing an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,941,000 after buying an additional 18,778 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after buying an additional 1,171 shares during the last quarter. Greenline Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. Greenline Partners LLC now owns 2,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. Finally, Silver Lake Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $251,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

VYM opened at $128.28 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $130.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $126.99. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $109.47 and a 1-year high of $135.07. The stock has a market cap of $58.08 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.