Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 27.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,505 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,262 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,340,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $921,398,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $77,577,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after buying an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 169.0% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 696,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,863,000 after buying an additional 437,527 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after buying an additional 397,558 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of VYM opened at $131.23 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $129.93. The company has a market capitalization of $60.22 billion, a PE ratio of 19.65 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $114.37 and a 52-week high of $135.10.

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.