Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Has $1.37 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,693 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,148 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,366,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 136.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 43,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,306,000 after purchasing an additional 5,068 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.8% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,064,000 after purchasing an additional 2,421 shares during the last quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 544.8% during the second quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 8,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after buying an additional 7,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Curbstone Financial Management Corp raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 4,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM opened at $134.74 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $105.92 and a 1 year high of $135.07. The company has a market capitalization of $61.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $130.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.65.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.