Beacon Financial Advisory LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Beacon Financial Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,469 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,929,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. Atwood & Palmer Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 92.0% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $141.55 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.91. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $112.05 and a 52 week high of $142.22. The company has a market cap of $65.54 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84.

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.