West Bancorporation Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

West Bancorporation Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 65,490 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,392 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 5.5% of West Bancorporation Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. West Bancorporation Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $8,730,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,312,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,976,000 after purchasing an additional 90,605 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,760,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $742,849,000 after purchasing an additional 117,074 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,413,000 after purchasing an additional 372,066 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $366,524,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% in the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,490,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,170,000 after purchasing an additional 146,915 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $137.47 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $139.03 and its 200 day moving average is $132.27. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $142.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.27 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.84.

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.