Weitzel Financial Services Inc. Purchases 84 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Weitzel Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,374 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 0.2% of Weitzel Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Weitzel Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $431,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 579.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,588,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,241,000 after buying an additional 1,355,103 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,282.8% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 365,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,399,000 after purchasing an additional 360,192 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth $27,104,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,528,000 after purchasing an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the second 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 last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $132.38 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $127.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.94. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.53 and a fifty-two week high of $132.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.