3,153 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM Bought by RTD Financial Advisors Inc.

RTD Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $489,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20,425.2% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 148,643,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,333,339,000 after purchasing an additional 147,919,464 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,758,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,519,000 after buying an additional 229,521 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,613,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,091,000 after buying an additional 162,084 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,699,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,861,000 after buying an additional 54,785 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,949,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,776,000 after buying an additional 36,434 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $158.75 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $137.42 and a 12-month high of $167.61. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $162.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $158.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.80 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.