Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock traders bought 9,902 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,194% compared to the average volume of 765 call options.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $145.48 on Tuesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $157.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $151.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.72. The stock has a market cap of $69.92 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,306,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 141,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,353,000 after acquiring an additional 23,869 shares in the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $81,000. World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 84,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,138,000 after acquiring an additional 23,767 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vericrest Private Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $220,000.

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.