Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Bought by Pure Financial Advisors LLC

Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 30.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,967 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 697 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $383,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $921,398,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,339,000 after acquiring an additional 3,292,948 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,740,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,753,157,000 after purchasing an additional 2,409,649 shares in the last quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,968,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,813,000 after purchasing an additional 672,757 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $77,577,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $132.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $60.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $112.05 and a one year high of $135.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $128.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.61.

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.