Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 14.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,800 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,540 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,530,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 579.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,588,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,103 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,282.8% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 365,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,399,000 after purchasing an additional 360,192 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,104,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,528,000 after purchasing an additional 228,580 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,649,000 after buying an additional 153,146 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYM stock opened at $128.52 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $127.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $122.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $99.60 and a fifty-two week high of $131.85.

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.