9,874 Shares in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Acquired by Empowered Funds LLC

Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 9,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,560,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20,425.2% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 148,643,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,333,339,000 after purchasing an additional 147,919,464 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 17,493.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 700,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,597,000 after purchasing an additional 696,944 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 493.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 596,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,110,000 after purchasing an additional 496,110 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 846.2% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 401,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,602,000 after buying an additional 359,136 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,820,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,823,000 after buying an additional 345,129 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $164.89 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $162.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.30. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $137.42 and a 12-month high of $167.61. The firm has a market cap of $82.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Profile

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.