Principal Securities Inc. Buys 448 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,371 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 448 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,512,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,941,000 after acquiring an additional 18,778 shares during the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,910,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171 shares during the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.1% in the third quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 16,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seamount Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter worth $372,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $133.77 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $60.57 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $130.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.75. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $113.00 and a twelve month high of $135.07.

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.