Wealthfront Advisers LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 9.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,457 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,976,000 after buying an additional 90,605 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,849,000 after buying an additional 117,074 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after buying an additional 372,066 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $366,524,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,490,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,170,000 after buying an additional 146,915 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $140.85 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.07.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.