Granite FO LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Granite FO LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 78,528 shares of the company’s stock after selling 215 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 5.7% of Granite FO LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Granite FO LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $10,019,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $77,577,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after acquiring an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,863,000 after acquiring an additional 437,527 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% in the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after acquiring an additional 397,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13,081.4% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 389,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,664,000 after acquiring an additional 386,294 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $130.77 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $60.01 billion, a PE ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $114.37 and a 12-month high of $135.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $129.85.

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.