SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. Trims Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,217 shares of the company’s stock after selling 210 shares during the period. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $538,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake 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 during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,941,000 after acquiring an additional 18,778 shares in the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171 shares during the period. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 96,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grimes & Company Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% during the 3rd quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 16,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $132.32 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $130.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.26. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $111.31 and a 1-year high of $135.07. The firm has a market cap of $59.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.