Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC Purchases 4,963 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 65,492 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,963 shares during the period. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $8,356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $921,398,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $77,577,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,664,000 after acquiring an additional 552,003 shares in the last quarter. Bell Bank boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,863,000 after acquiring an additional 437,527 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,242,000 after purchasing an additional 397,558 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of VYM opened at $131.23 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $60.22 billion, a PE ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $131.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.93. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $114.37 and a 12 month high of $135.10.

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.