ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,980 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 23,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,651,000 after purchasing an additional 2,480 shares during the period. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $577,000. Paladin Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Paladin Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 2,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 207,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,210,000 after purchasing an additional 19,765 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM traded up $0.97 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $115.94. 1,043,659 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,147,445. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $116.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.74. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $98.40 and a 1 year high of $121.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.82 and a beta of 0.73.

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.