Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY Acquires 1,240 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,662 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,040,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during 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 purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,269,000 after acquiring an additional 121,099 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,785,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,888,000 after purchasing an additional 19,205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

NYSEARCA VYM traded up $1.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $127.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,923,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,492,280. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $130.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.86. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.47 and a fifty-two week high of $135.07. The stock has a market cap of $57.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.