Howe & Rusling Inc. Acquires 5,573 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 6.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,773 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,573 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 0.9% of Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $13,076,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 12,273.0% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 7,981,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,064,039,000 after purchasing an additional 7,917,178 shares during the last quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $316,679,000. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $199,321,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 57,021.7% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 526,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,233,000 after buying an additional 525,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 402,667 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $152.79 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $73.43 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $146.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $141.78. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $112.05 and a 1-year high of $153.18.

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.