Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Sells 152,187 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. cut its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 27.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 396,265 shares of the company’s stock after selling 152,187 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $56,872,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ballast Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,570,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. McAdam LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 3,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Group raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Keystone Financial Group now owns 16,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,262,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $155.64 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.34 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $151.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.42. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $126.00 and a one year high of $157.48.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.