Access Financial Services Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Access Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,907 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the period. Access Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,536,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 5,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $658,000 after buying an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after purchasing an additional 3,177 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $126,000. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 27,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,515,000 after purchasing an additional 7,697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 686 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $130.54 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $112.05 and a 12 month high of $135.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $125.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $128.69. The firm has a market cap of $59.58 billion, a PE ratio of 18.75 and a beta of 0.79.

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.