Essex Savings Bank Grows Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Essex Savings Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 16,212 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. Essex Savings Bank’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,068,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. FSA Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 2,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 10,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 8,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sandbox Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $129.89 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $130.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $126.99. The company has a market cap of $58.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $109.47 and a one year high of $135.07.

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.