WealthPLAN Partners LLC Has $3.16 Million Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

WealthPLAN Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 10.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,724 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,187 shares during the quarter. WealthPLAN Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VYM. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $198,685,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,413,000 after purchasing an additional 372,066 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 26.2% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,293,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,777,000 after purchasing an additional 268,847 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,882,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,217,000 after acquiring an additional 251,778 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.3%

VYM opened at $140.91 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.88 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $142.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $139.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $132.51.

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.