EP Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 5,125 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,673 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,125 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,840,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VYM. Vantage Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 63.9% in the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 9,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 3,636 shares during the last quarter. Rollins Financial boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Rollins Financial now owns 30,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,407,000 after purchasing an additional 3,672 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 38.2% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 21,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,353,000 after purchasing an additional 5,829 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,663,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,685,000 after buying an additional 37,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 713.1% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 21,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,356,000 after buying an additional 18,506 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $128.14 on Tuesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $98.40 and a fifty-two week high of $128.44. The firm has a market cap of $58.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $124.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.89.

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.