Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Short Interest Update

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 842,143 shares, an increase of 92.5% from the November 30th total of 437,365 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,590,656 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,590,656 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYM stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $145.09. The stock had a trading volume of 1,216,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,358,182. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $147.88. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $142.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $138.97. The firm has a market cap of $67.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,273.0% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 7,981,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,064,039,000 after acquiring an additional 7,917,178 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,634,000 after purchasing an additional 178,904 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,673,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,955,000 after acquiring an additional 149,645 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,019,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,458,000 after purchasing an additional 64,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,787,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,656,000 after acquiring an additional 15,677 shares in the last quarter.

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.