Private Portfolio Partners LLC Has $2.65 Million Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Private Portfolio Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 20,790 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 548 shares during the period. Private Portfolio Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,653,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $921,398,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,643,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,020,000 after acquiring an additional 243,681 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,339,000 after purchasing an additional 3,292,948 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,343,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,013,000 after purchasing an additional 179,703 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,804,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,233,000 after purchasing an additional 19,071 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock opened at $128.68 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $131.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $130.38. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $114.37 and a fifty-two week high of $135.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.20 billion, a PE ratio of 18.76 and a beta of 0.79.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.