Stevens Capital Partners Increases Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Stevens Capital Partners boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 278.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,577 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,987 shares during the quarter. Stevens Capital Partners’ holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $4,394,000. Beacon Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 55.8% during the second quarter. Beacon Bank & Trust now owns 120,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,031,000 after buying an additional 43,132 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 294,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,614,000 after buying an additional 4,063 shares during the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 22,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,615,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 277,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,898,000 after buying an additional 8,859 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $165.55 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $82.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $161.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $156.35. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $136.72 and a fifty-two week high of $167.61.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.