1,718 Shares in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) Purchased by Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD

Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,223,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,528,000 after acquiring an additional 228,580 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,000,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $593,076,000 after buying an additional 59,826 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,417,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $381,516,000 after buying an additional 169,321 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,246,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,788,000 after buying an additional 16,021 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,127,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,334,000 after buying an additional 129,582 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM opened at $126.02 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $98.40 and a 12 month high of $127.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $123.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.09. The stock has a market cap of $57.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.