Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Purchased by Verity & Verity LLC

Verity & Verity LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 207.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 131,157 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 88,509 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 1.5% of Verity & Verity LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Verity & Verity LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $16,734,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after buying an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,405,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,269,000 after purchasing an additional 121,099 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,785,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,888,000 after acquiring an additional 19,205 shares during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after acquiring an additional 552,003 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $131.69 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $130.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $109.47 and a one year high of $135.07.

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.