Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Lowers Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 24.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,415 shares of the company’s stock after selling 765 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $310,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,528,000 after buying an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,076,000 after purchasing an additional 59,826 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,788,000 after buying an additional 16,021 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,649,000 after acquiring an additional 153,146 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $128.58 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $99.08 and a twelve month high of $131.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $127.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $122.43.

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.