Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM is Francis Financial Inc.’s 9th Largest Position

Francis Financial Inc. lessened its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 116,157 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,024 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up 3.3% of Francis Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Francis Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $16,372,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC now owns 2,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 37,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,356,000 after buying an additional 2,135 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 23,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,281,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Eukles Asset Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 19,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,720,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 48,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,857,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $155.47 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $112.05 and a 1 year high of $155.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $146.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $142.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

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.