Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 8.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,413 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,158 shares during the quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,411,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $921,398,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,343,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,013,000 after purchasing an additional 179,703 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after purchasing an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,269,000 after purchasing an additional 121,099 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,804,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,233,000 after purchasing an additional 19,071 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of VYM stock opened at $128.28 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $114.37 and a twelve month high of $135.10. The company has a market capitalization of $58.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s 50 day moving average is $131.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.06.

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.