Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) is Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 56,660 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 3.8% of Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chris Bulman Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Clean Yield Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $129.99 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $98.40 and a 1 year high of $131.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $127.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.