Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Shares Bought by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,812 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,252 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,575,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,634,000 after acquiring an additional 178,904 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,019,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,458,000 after acquiring an additional 64,127 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,646,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,979,000 after acquiring an additional 157,950 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,343,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,904,000 after acquiring an additional 200,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,314,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,236,000 after acquiring an additional 68,167 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.3%

VYM stock opened at $154.82 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $75.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.74. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $121.35 and a 12 month high of $157.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $151.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $146.98.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.