Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VYM) Position Increased by Intellectus Partners LLC

Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,250 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,050 shares during the quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares were worth $2,484,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares by 81.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 18,483,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,966,803,000 after buying an additional 8,298,820 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares by 6.1% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,152,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,326,000 after purchasing an additional 298,137 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,059,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,131,000 after purchasing an additional 115,272 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares by 4.7% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,248,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,621,000 after purchasing an additional 145,946 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares in the 4th quarter valued at about $254,023,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Stock Performance

Shares of VYM stock traded down $0.23 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $117.37. 552,952 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,123,236. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $117.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $111.36. The company has a market cap of $53.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares has a 12 month low of $98.40 and a 12 month high of $121.29.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares 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.