HighTower Advisors LLC Has $130.70 Million Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,024,401 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,945 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $130,703,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $921,398,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $77,577,000. Bell Bank increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% in the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,863,000 after purchasing an additional 437,527 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 17,578.5% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 413,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,758,000 after purchasing an additional 411,161 shares during the period. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% in the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after purchasing an additional 397,558 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of VYM opened at $127.91 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $114.37 and a 1 year high of $135.10. The stock has a market cap of $58.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $131.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $130.02.

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.