Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. Increases Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 302,119 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,476 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up 2.1% of Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $38,732,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 67.2% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,392,000 after acquiring an additional 4,714 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 43,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,306,000 after acquiring an additional 5,068 shares during the last quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. now owns 19,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,212 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 134,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,945,000 after acquiring an additional 705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norden Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 3,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $133.62 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $129.44 and a 200 day moving average of $124.16. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.37 and a fifty-two week high of $133.74. The firm has a market cap of $60.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.