Renaissance Technologies LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Renaissance Technologies LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 84.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,363 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $510,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 17,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,242,000 after buying an additional 1,127 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 96,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,314,000 after purchasing an additional 2,284 shares during the period. Finally, Moller Wealth Partners lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 60.4% in the 4th quarter. Moller Wealth Partners now owns 10,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,339,000 after purchasing an additional 3,953 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock opened at $125.90 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $57.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $135.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.18.

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.