Aspire Capital Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Aspire Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 3,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $446,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,592,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares during the last quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 110.2% during the fourth quarter. KFA Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,050 shares during the last quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Matrix Asset Advisors Inc. NY now owns 69,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,830,000 after buying an additional 3,478 shares during the period. W Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. W Advisors LLC now owns 10,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after purchasing an additional 984 shares during the period. Finally, Charter Oak Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Charter Oak Capital Management LLC now owns 11,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,517,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of VYM opened at $132.42 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $130.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $127.72. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $111.31 and a twelve month high of $135.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.