Bailard Inc. Decreases Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Bailard Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 65.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,722 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,690 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $821,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ballast Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,570,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. McAdam LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 3,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Keystone Financial Group now owns 16,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,262,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $155.64 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $126.00 and a fifty-two week high of $157.48. The company has a market capitalization of $76.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $151.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $148.42.

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.