Beacon Financial Advisory LLC Buys 1,882 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Beacon Financial Advisory LLC grew its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 16.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,624 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares during the quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,747,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 579.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,588,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355,103 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,282.8% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 365,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,399,000 after purchasing an additional 360,192 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,104,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $619,528,000 after buying an additional 228,580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,226,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,649,000 after buying an additional 153,146 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $128.57 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.22 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $127.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.88. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $101.53 and a twelve month high of $131.85.

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.