Rathbones Group PLC Purchases Shares of 5,750 Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Rathbones Group PLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 5,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $852,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20,425.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 148,643,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,333,339,000 after purchasing an additional 147,919,464 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,758,401 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,889,519,000 after buying an additional 229,521 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 10,202,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,464,334,000 after buying an additional 161,311 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,720,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,107,975,000 after buying an additional 274,754 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,820,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,823,000 after buying an additional 345,129 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $165.13 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $160.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $155.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $134.09 and a fifty-two week high of $166.04.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Profile

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.