Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Sold by MJP Associates Inc. ADV

MJP Associates Inc. ADV reduced its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 65.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 24,455 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,230 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 0.8% of MJP Associates Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. MJP Associates Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,594,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 110,970.8% in the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 394,835,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,725,157,000 after acquiring an additional 394,480,089 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1,130.4% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,392,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,287,000 after purchasing an additional 4,035,110 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,863,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,716,581,000 after purchasing an additional 3,242,830 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $128,190,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,684,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,047,927,000 after purchasing an additional 884,541 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of VYM traded down $0.50 during trading on Monday, reaching $107.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 289,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,556,118. The company has a fifty day moving average of $107.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.85. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $94.59 and a twelve month high of $113.78. The company has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.84.

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.