Potentia Wealth Makes New $222,000 Investment in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Potentia Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,941,000 after acquiring an additional 18,778 shares during the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,588,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 114,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,496 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $129.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $59.65 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $114.37 and a 12 month high of $135.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.20.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 21st.

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.