Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Shares Purchased by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 379.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,032 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,732 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,491,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Cetera Investment Advisers grew 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 in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after purchasing an additional 552,003 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% in the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after purchasing an additional 397,558 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,282.8% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 365,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,399,000 after buying an additional 360,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,104,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $134.41 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $60.86 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The business’s 50 day moving average is $129.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.30. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $105.37 and a 52 week high of $134.98.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.