Private Advisor Group LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 424,468 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,130 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $50,342,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,884,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,289,000 after purchasing an additional 186,821 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,417,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,516,000 after acquiring an additional 169,321 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,788,000 after purchasing an additional 16,021 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,127,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,334,000 after buying an additional 129,582 shares during the period. Finally, Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,853,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,913,000 after buying an additional 9,623 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $123.09 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $122.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $119.68. The company has a market cap of $55.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $98.40 and a 52 week high of $127.50.

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.