Simplicity Wealth LLC Acquires 15,298 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Simplicity Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 17.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 101,420 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,298 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $15,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 27,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,301,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 24.3% during the third quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 2,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the period. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.9% during the third quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the period. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 105.7% in the third quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,584,000 after acquiring an additional 8,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barrett & Company Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 3,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $161.50 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $138.35 and a twelve month high of $167.61. The company has a market capitalization of $82.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $161.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $159.48.

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.