855 Shares in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Acquired by Flaharty Asset Management LLC

Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $110,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at about $1,635,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $93,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 37,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,840,000 after buying an additional 2,392 shares during the period. Client 1ST Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $409,000. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $198,685,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $140.78 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $136.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $130.67. The company has a market capitalization of $64.49 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $112.05 and a 12-month high of $140.99.

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.