Choate Investment Advisors Purchases 136 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Choate Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 25,840 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Choate Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,164,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,512,000 after buying an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 451.3% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 18,778 shares during the last quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 37,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,910,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $268,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 114,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,496 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $128.28 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $114.37 and a 1 year high of $135.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $131.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $130.03.

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.