Howe & Rusling Inc. Acquires 9,549 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Howe & Rusling Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 74,931 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,549 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $9,560,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $921,398,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,339,000 after purchasing an additional 3,292,948 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $77,577,000. Bell Bank increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,863,000 after buying an additional 437,527 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 17,578.5% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 413,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,758,000 after buying an additional 411,161 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $129.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.23. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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.