Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Sold by Eukles Asset Management

Eukles Asset Management lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,635 shares of the company’s stock after selling 716 shares during the period. Eukles Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Providence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Halpern Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. BluePath Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYM stock traded up $0.93 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $115.90. 648,538 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,141,570. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $116.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.64. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $98.40 and a 1-year high of $121.29. The firm has a market cap of $52.48 billion, a PE ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73.

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.