Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. Purchases 100 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,873 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Brooks Moore & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VYM. BSW Wealth Partners increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. BSW Wealth Partners now owns 4,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds LLC. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 10,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,377,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Constant Guidance Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Constant Guidance Financial LLC now owns 12,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lynx Investment Advisory boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 7,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $952,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $125.32 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $125.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $129.13. The company has a market capitalization of $57.44 billion, a PE ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $135.10.

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.