Winch Advisory Services LLC Acquires 174 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 10.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,772 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Winch Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $226,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in 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 worth $247,649,000 after purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after buying an additional 9,363 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,163,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,405,000 after acquiring an additional 36,239 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,889,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,269,000 after acquiring an additional 121,099 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 19,205 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

VYM stock opened at $129.89 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $130.56 and its 200 day moving average is $126.99. The stock has a market cap of $58.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $109.47 and a 1-year high of $135.07.

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.