Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Shares Sold by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 27.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 396,265 shares of the company’s stock after selling 152,187 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 1.2% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $56,872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,634,000 after acquiring an additional 178,904 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,019,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,458,000 after buying an additional 64,127 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,646,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,979,000 after buying an additional 157,950 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,343,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,904,000 after buying an additional 200,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,314,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,236,000 after buying an additional 68,167 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $155.64 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $151.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $148.42. The firm has a market cap of $76.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $126.00 and a 52 week high of $157.48.

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.