Godsey & Gibb Inc. Lowers Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Godsey & Gibb Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 279 shares during the period. Godsey & Gibb Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,649,000 after purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 9,363 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,405,000 after buying an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,269,000 after buying an additional 121,099 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,785,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,888,000 after acquiring an additional 19,205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $129.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $109.47 and a 1 year high of $135.07. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $130.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.99.

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.