Midwest Trust Co Buys 54,177 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Midwest Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 126.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 96,874 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 54,177 shares during the period. Midwest Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $13,903,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,634,000 after purchasing an additional 178,904 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,019,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,458,000 after buying an additional 64,127 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,646,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,979,000 after buying an additional 157,950 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,343,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,904,000 after buying an additional 200,130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,314,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,236,000 after acquiring an additional 68,167 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $155.46 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $125.49 and a one year high of $157.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $151.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $148.00.

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.