Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV Has $815,000 Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV lessened its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,385 shares of the company’s stock after selling 302 shares during the quarter. Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $815,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $547,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 201,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,825,000 after purchasing an additional 22,272 shares in the last quarter. Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth $318,000. Financial Counselors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 25,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,312,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 720,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,313,000 after buying an additional 46,819 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $127.55 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $131.55 and a 200-day moving average of $130.24. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $114.37 and a one year high of $135.10. The company has a market cap of $58.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.95 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF 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.