Snider Financial Group Takes $1.82 Million Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Snider Financial Group purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 14,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,820,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $77,577,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,664,000 after purchasing an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% in the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,863,000 after buying an additional 437,527 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% during the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after buying an additional 397,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13,081.4% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 389,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,664,000 after buying an additional 386,294 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 2.0 %

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $129.99 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $59.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $114.37 and a twelve month high of $135.10. The business’s fifty day moving average is $131.31 and its 200 day moving average is $129.84.

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.