AF Advisors Inc. Acquires Shares of 78,863 Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

AF Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 78,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,513,000. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises approximately 3.6% of AF Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.3% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,148,000 after acquiring an additional 3,177 shares in the last quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 68.6% during the 1st quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 3,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after buying an additional 1,585 shares in the last quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 27,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,604,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter worth $225,000. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 697 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VYM opened at $141.62 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $133.51. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $112.05 and a 12-month high of $142.22. The stock has a market cap of $66.21 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.