Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,230,426 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,362 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.70% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $360,612,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 49,418.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 15,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,637,000 after acquiring an additional 15,814 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $177,000. Logan Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after buying an additional 703 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 73,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,574,000 after buying an additional 13,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Planning & Information Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Planning & Information Services Inc. now owns 195,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,164,000 after acquiring an additional 3,837 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $118.60 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $118.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $116.04. The company has a market capitalization of $53.70 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $98.40 and a 1 year high of $121.64.

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.