Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Buys 33,871 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 29.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 149,558 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,871 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $19,938,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wesbanco Bank Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 205.0% in the second quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 9,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,662 shares in the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 6,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,360,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 41,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,547,000 after purchasing an additional 1,762 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Advisory Team LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $6,764,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $139.24 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $134.72. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $112.05 and a 12 month high of $142.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.