267,061 Shares in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Purchased by Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC

Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 267,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,074,000. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,740,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,753,157,000 after buying an additional 2,409,649 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $921,398,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,643,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $720,020,000 after buying an additional 243,681 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,339,000 after buying an additional 3,292,948 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,013,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,651,000 after acquiring an additional 452,063 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM opened at $125.74 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $57.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.96 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $135.10. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $124.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.00.

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.