WoodTrust Financial Corp Acquires 123 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

WoodTrust Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,272 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $551,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $921,398,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 152.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,457,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,339,000 after acquiring an additional 3,292,948 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,740,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,753,157,000 after acquiring an additional 2,409,649 shares during the period. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,968,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,813,000 after acquiring an additional 672,757 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $77,577,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $130.62 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $59.62 billion, a PE ratio of 18.75 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $112.05 and a one year high of $135.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $127.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $128.56.

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.