American National Bank of Texas Buys New Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

American National Bank of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 7,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $994,000. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of American National Bank of Texas’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,273.0% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 7,981,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,064,039,000 after buying an additional 7,917,178 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the first quarter valued at $198,685,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 125.2% during the second quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 724,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,543,000 after acquiring an additional 402,667 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $146.01 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $68.27 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $112.05 and a 12 month high of $147.88. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $141.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.95.

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.