Bank of Montreal Can Acquires 4,745 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 0.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 644,693 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,745 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 0.14% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $85,944,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VYM. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth about $366,524,000. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the first quarter worth about $198,685,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 125.2% during the second quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 724,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,543,000 after acquiring an additional 402,667 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,816,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,413,000 after buying an additional 372,066 shares during the period. Finally, Quaker Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 258.8% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 167,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,304,000 after buying an additional 272,656 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.4%

VYM stock opened at $139.16 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $112.05 and a 12 month high of $142.49. The firm has a market cap of $65.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $140.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.64.

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.