7,166 Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Shares Bought by WASHINGTON TRUST Co

WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 230,448 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,166 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 1.1% of WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $35,766,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,758,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,519,000 after purchasing an additional 229,521 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,613,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,091,000 after purchasing an additional 162,084 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,699,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,861,000 after purchasing an additional 54,785 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,949,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,776,000 after purchasing an additional 36,434 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,466,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,758,000 after buying an additional 11,354 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.7%

NYSEARCA VYM traded down $1.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $161.50. 864,177 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,359,603. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $161.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $138.35 and a 52 week 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.