Private Portfolio Partners LLC Has $2.65 Million Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Private Portfolio Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,790 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,653,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 314.8% in the fourth quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 253 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $128.68 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $131.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $130.38. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $114.37 and a fifty-two week high of $135.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.76 and a beta of 0.79.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.