Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $128.44 and last traded at $128.37, with a volume of 264195 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $127.40.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance
The company has a market cap of $57.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $124.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.71.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 11,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,352,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the period. Verity & Verity LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Verity & Verity LLC now owns 42,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,019,000 after buying an additional 2,349 shares during the period. Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $611,000. Brightwater Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $555,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $298,000.
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.
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