Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Shares Acquired by Pinnacle Associates Ltd.

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 543,929 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,203 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 1.0% of Pinnacle Associates Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. owned about 0.11% of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF worth $78,065,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Ballast Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Ballast Advisors LLC now owns 868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,570,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. McAdam LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 3,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sage Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Financial Group increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Keystone Financial Group now owns 16,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,262,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $155.64 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $76.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $151.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $148.42. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $126.00 and a 1-year high of $157.48.

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.