Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Stake Trimmed by Twele Capital Management Inc.

Twele Capital Management Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 295,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,264 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 8.1% of Twele Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Twele Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $35,790,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Operose Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 555,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,442,000 after acquiring an additional 1,628 shares during the last quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the third quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc now owns 9,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. W Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.7% during the third quarter. W Advisors LLC now owns 8,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $905,000 after acquiring an additional 847 shares during the period. Private Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC now owns 76,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,858,000 after acquiring an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 49,418.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 15,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,637,000 after purchasing an additional 15,814 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VYM traded down $0.55 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $118.24. The company had a trading volume of 496,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 994,586. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $98.40 and a 12-month high of $121.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $118.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.94. The company has a market capitalization of $53.54 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.