Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. Purchases 3,680 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 13.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 30,513 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,680 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 1.2% of Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,692,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,776,000. BKM Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $717,000. Highland Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 252,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,154,000 after purchasing an additional 24,094 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 106,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,922,000 after purchasing an additional 6,242 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.6% in the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 12,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 2,074 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of VYM stock traded down $0.48 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $118.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 705,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 996,295. The company has a market cap of $53.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $98.40 and a one year high of $121.64. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $118.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $115.94.

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.