Pure Financial Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Pure Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 34.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,270 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 586 shares during the period. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $290,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VYM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after purchasing an additional 36,239 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,269,000 after purchasing an additional 121,099 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,785,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,888,000 after purchasing an additional 19,205 shares during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after buying an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $132.01 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $111.31 and a fifty-two week high of $135.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $130.47 and a 200 day moving average of $127.43. The firm has a market cap of $59.77 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.