Ascent Group LLC Sells 146 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Ascent Group LLC decreased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 16,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 146 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,976,000 after acquiring an additional 90,605 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,849,000 after acquiring an additional 117,074 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after acquiring an additional 372,066 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $366,524,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,490,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,170,000 after acquiring an additional 146,915 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $141.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $138.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.91.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.