Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC Sells 279 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,314 shares of the company’s stock after selling 279 shares during the quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Fairfield Bush & CO. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at $84,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.9% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 221,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,808,000 after acquiring an additional 12,223 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 56.8% in the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares during the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at $227,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 123,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,847,000 after acquiring an additional 1,853 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

VYM opened at $115.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $52.49 billion, a PE ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $98.40 and a 52 week high of $121.29. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.74.

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.