Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 22.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,836 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,331 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,655,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Clark Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 68.6% in the first quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 3,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 214,700.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after acquiring an additional 2,147 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,965.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 59,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,700,000 after acquiring an additional 59,251 shares during the last quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,198,000 after acquiring an additional 1,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ironwood Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.9% during the first quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management Inc. now owns 93,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,197,000 after acquiring an additional 5,220 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $139.63 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $112.05 and a one year high of $140.99. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $136.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $130.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.