S.A. Mason LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

S.A. Mason LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 25.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,023 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 805 shares during the quarter. S.A. Mason LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 110,970.8% in the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 394,835,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,725,157,000 after buying an additional 394,480,089 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 81.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 18,483,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,966,803,000 after acquiring an additional 8,298,820 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,684,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,047,927,000 after purchasing an additional 884,541 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,152,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,326,000 after purchasing an additional 298,137 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,059,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,131,000 after purchasing an additional 115,272 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM opened at $120.54 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $114.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.21. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $98.40 and a one year high of $120.57. The stock has a market cap of $55.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.84.

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.