Farther Finance Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 16.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 39,454 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,662,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 761,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,285,000 after purchasing an additional 67,412 shares in the last quarter. Asempa Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $880,000. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 55.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after purchasing an additional 3,903 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 44.0% during the 3rd quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC now owns 39,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,575,000 after purchasing an additional 12,080 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 103.8% during the 3rd quarter. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after purchasing an additional 6,225 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $153.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $75.45 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $151.56 and a 200 day moving average of $146.56. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $117.40 and a one year high of $157.29.

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.