Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Acquires 10,907 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 669,421 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,907 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 1.2% of Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $85,412,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. BSW Wealth Partners boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. BSW Wealth Partners now owns 4,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. FSA Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 2,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 10,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 8,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevated Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $132.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $111.31 and a 12-month high of $135.07. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.13.

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.