Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. Lowers Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 13.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,934 shares of the company’s stock after selling 305 shares during the quarter. Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $247,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 19,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,370,000 after acquiring an additional 2,758 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 8,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after buying an additional 1,047 shares during the last quarter. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $482,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 61.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 7,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $866,000 after acquiring an additional 2,767 shares during the period. Finally, Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $204,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM stock traded up $1.09 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $127.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,923,666 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,493,295. The firm has a market cap of $57.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $130.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.86. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $109.47 and a one year high of $135.07.

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.