Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 4,549 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,326 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,549 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,825,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,273.0% in the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 7,981,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,064,039,000 after purchasing an additional 7,917,178 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,634,000 after purchasing an additional 178,904 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,673,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,955,000 after buying an additional 149,645 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,955,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $527,659,000 after buying an additional 138,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,787,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,656,000 after buying an additional 15,677 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $154.59 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $142.53. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $112.05 and a twelve month high of $157.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

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.