Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Stake Lessened by Curbstone Financial Management Corp

Curbstone Financial Management Corp cut its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 5.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,550 shares of the company’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $473,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VYM. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter worth $198,685,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,413,000 after acquiring an additional 372,066 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 26.2% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,293,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,777,000 after acquiring an additional 268,847 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.4% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,882,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,217,000 after acquiring an additional 251,778 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $140.11 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $142.22. The company has a market capitalization of $65.51 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $139.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $132.69.

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.