River Street Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

River Street Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,395 shares of the company’s stock after selling 402 shares during the quarter. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 worth $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 18,778 shares during the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171 shares during the period. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 96,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 64,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,556 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM opened at $132.36 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $111.31 and a fifty-two week high of $135.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $130.62 and a 200 day moving average of $128.04. The firm has a market cap of $59.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.