Patten Group Inc. Purchases 5,926 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Patten Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 42.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 19,727 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,926 shares during the period. Patten Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 761,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,285,000 after purchasing an additional 67,412 shares during the period. Asempa Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $880,000. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 55.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after acquiring an additional 3,903 shares during the last quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 44.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aspire Capital Advisors LLC now owns 39,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,575,000 after acquiring an additional 12,080 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 103.8% in the 3rd quarter. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 6,225 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $153.19 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $75.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $151.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.38. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $117.40 and a 52-week high of $157.29.

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.