Creative Planning Sells 16,695 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Creative Planning trimmed its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,603,154 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,695 shares during the quarter. Creative Planning owned approximately 0.79% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $480,336,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 205.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 9,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,662 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 23,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,099,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 6,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,360,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 41,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,547,000 after purchasing an additional 1,762 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $141.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $65.93 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $140.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.52. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $112.05 and a 1 year high of $143.30.

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.