Disciplined Investors L.L.C. Acquires Shares of 23,589 Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Disciplined Investors L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 23,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,000,000. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 2.9% of Disciplined Investors L.L.C.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $921,398,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,339,000 after acquiring an additional 3,292,948 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $77,577,000. Bell Bank lifted 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 worth $88,863,000 after acquiring an additional 437,527 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew 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 valued at $52,758,000 after purchasing an additional 411,161 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $129.43 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.37. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $114.37 and a 12-month high of $135.10. The firm has a market cap of $59.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76 and a beta of 0.79.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

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