Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Holdings Lifted by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,155 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,899 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $18,775,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $921,398,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,643,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,020,000 after buying an additional 243,681 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 3,292,948 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,343,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,013,000 after buying an additional 179,703 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,804,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,233,000 after acquiring an additional 19,071 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $127.55 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $131.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.24. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $114.37 and a 52 week high of $135.10. The company has a market cap of $58.65 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

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.