Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Acquired by Barry Investment Advisors LLC

Barry Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 6.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,521 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,884,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $545,289,000 after buying an additional 186,821 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,059,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,131,000 after buying an additional 115,272 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,417,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,516,000 after buying an additional 169,321 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,230,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $360,612,000 after buying an additional 9,362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $254,023,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA:VYM traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $118.60. 991,732 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 993,924. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50-day moving average of $118.89 and a 200 day moving average of $116.13. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $98.40 and a 1-year high of $121.64.

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.