Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 35,882 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,045 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,578,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 18,778 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,910,000 after buying an additional 1,171 shares during the last quarter. Silver Lake Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at about $251,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth about $298,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM stock opened at $133.06 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $111.31 and a 52 week high of $135.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.60. The firm has a market cap of $60.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.