LaFleur & Godfrey LLC Has $632,000 Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

LaFleur & Godfrey LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 14.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,930 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 607 shares during the period. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $632,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,528,000 after buying an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,076,000 after acquiring an additional 59,826 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,788,000 after purchasing an additional 16,021 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings 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 valued at $247,649,000 after purchasing an additional 153,146 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,127,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,334,000 after purchasing an additional 129,582 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM traded up $0.84 on Wednesday, hitting $131.19. 277,913 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 909,388. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $125.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $121.65. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $98.40 and a one year high of $131.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.40 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.