Altfest L J & Co. Inc. Has $797,000 Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Altfest L J & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 33.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,139 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,796 shares during the quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $797,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Providence Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. BluePath Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $47,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYM stock traded up $0.40 during trading on Thursday, reaching $120.97. 783,626 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,155,730. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $98.40 and a twelve month high of $121.05. The company has a market capitalization of $55.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a 50-day moving average of $114.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $109.21.

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.