Arlington Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Arlington Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 1,530 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $942,976,000 after acquiring an additional 90,605 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,849,000 after acquiring an additional 117,074 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after acquiring an additional 372,066 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $366,524,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,490,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,170,000 after acquiring an additional 146,915 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $140.53 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $139.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $132.45. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $112.05 and a 52-week high of $142.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.70 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.