Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYMGet Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Investors acquired 20,023 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,875% compared to the average daily volume of 673 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 180,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,948,000 after purchasing an additional 15,173 shares in the last quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.9% during the fourth quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. now owns 12,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,000 after purchasing an additional 4,003 shares during the period. Patten Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.9% in the fourth quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 19,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,831,000 after purchasing an additional 5,926 shares in the last quarter. Tyche Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 49.1% in the fourth quarter. Tyche Wealth Partners LLC now owns 55,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,903,000 after purchasing an additional 18,126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.4% in the fourth quarter. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. now owns 218,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,373,000 after purchasing an additional 49,694 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM traded up $0.17 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $166.23. 448,049 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,448,834. The stock has a market cap of $83.07 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s fifty day moving average is $160.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $155.60. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $135.43 and a fifty-two week high of $166.75.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.

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