Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Position Boosted by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 20.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,918 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $389,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.1% in the first quarter. HRC Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 16.6% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Geneva Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneva Partners LLC now owns 5,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $743,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $139.55 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $65.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $132.40. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22.

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.