Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Stake Lifted by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 75,798 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,907 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $10,105,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Atwood & Palmer Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $27,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 92.0% during the second quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VYM opened at $140.91 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $138.40 and its 200-day moving average is $131.81. The company has a market cap of $64.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $142.17.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.