Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. Acquires 184 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 9.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,138 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after buying an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,269,000 after acquiring an additional 121,099 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,785,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,888,000 after acquiring an additional 19,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after purchasing an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM stock opened at $130.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $59.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $109.47 and a one year high of $135.07. The company’s 50-day moving average is $130.51 and its 200 day moving average is $127.01.

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.