Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Bought by Pittenger & Anderson Inc.

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 59.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,751 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,150 shares during the quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $642,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Halpern Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. BluePath Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Criterion Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VYM traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $117.60. The company had a trading volume of 827,937 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,130,356. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $117.25 and its 200 day moving average is $111.15. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $98.40 and a fifty-two week high of $121.29. The company has a market capitalization of $53.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.