Decker Retirement Planning Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Decker Retirement Planning Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 10,988.0% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 15,745 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,603 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 1.2% of Decker Retirement Planning Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Decker Retirement Planning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,099,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $198,685,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 125.2% during the 2nd quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 724,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,543,000 after acquiring an additional 402,667 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,413,000 after acquiring an additional 372,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 258.8% in the second quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 167,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,304,000 after acquiring an additional 272,656 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $140.27 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $134.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $112.05 and a 52-week high of $142.49.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.