Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Purchases 22,727 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 59.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,233 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,727 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $8,163,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wesbanco Bank Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 205.0% in the second quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 9,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after buying an additional 6,662 shares during the period. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 23,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,099,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc. now owns 6,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the period. LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,360,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 41,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,547,000 after purchasing an additional 1,762 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $146.01 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $141.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.95. The company has a market capitalization of $68.27 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $147.88.

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.