Opes Wealth Management LLC Has $1.55 Million Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Opes Wealth Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 160 shares during the quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC increased its position 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 valued at $42,725,157,000 after buying an additional 394,480,089 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 81.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 18,483,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,966,803,000 after buying an additional 8,298,820 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $254,023,000. Pathstone Family Office LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1,737.7% in the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Family Office LLC now owns 1,502,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,233,000 after buying an additional 1,420,593 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $128,190,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock traded up $0.23 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $114.94. The stock had a trading volume of 1,097,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,845. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $98.40 and a 12 month high of $121.29. The company has a market capitalization of $52.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $116.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.61.

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.