IFP Advisors Inc Purchases 4,646 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 174,068 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,646 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $27,508,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Roble Belko & Company Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 220,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,825,000 after buying an additional 8,609 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 965,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,532,000 after acquiring an additional 9,687 shares in the last quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 32.0% during the 2nd quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 6,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after acquiring an additional 1,614 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 24.7% during the 2nd quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 544,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,117,000 after acquiring an additional 107,941 shares during the period. Finally, Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth $215,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $163.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $163.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $157.48. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $137.42 and a 12 month high of $167.61.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company Profile

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.