North Star Investment Management Corp. Has $1.89 Million Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,683 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 661 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,290,000 after purchasing an additional 923 shares during the last quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 30,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,957,000 after purchasing an additional 1,273 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $398,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the first quarter valued at about $7,773,000. Finally, American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 84.1% in the first quarter. American Institute for Advanced Investment Management LLP now owns 3,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,000 after buying an additional 1,720 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM stock opened at $130.54 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $125.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.69. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $112.05 and a twelve month high of $135.10. The company has a market capitalization of $59.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75 and a beta of 0.79.

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.