Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lowered its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 51.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,875 shares of the company’s stock after selling 47,769 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Clark Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 68.6% in the first quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 3,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 205.0% in the second quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 9,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after buying an additional 6,662 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,965.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 59,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,700,000 after buying an additional 59,251 shares in the last quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.9% in the first quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management Inc. now owns 93,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,197,000 after buying an additional 5,220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Novem Group increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.3% in the first quarter. Novem Group now owns 11,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after buying an additional 810 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $140.91 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $112.05 and a 12-month high of $142.17. The stock has a market cap of $64.55 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of $138.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $131.81.

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.