GWN Securities Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

GWN Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 45.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,320 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,544 shares during the period. GWN Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,976,000 after purchasing an additional 90,605 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,849,000 after purchasing an additional 117,074 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,673,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $622,955,000 after purchasing an additional 149,645 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after purchasing an additional 372,066 shares during the period. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at $366,524,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM opened at $142.41 on Tuesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $140.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

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.