HighTower Advisors LLC Has $191.24 Million Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 3.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,356,738 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,045 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $191,239,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after buying an additional 3,177 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 314.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 28,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,690,000 after acquiring an additional 21,713 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 221 shares during the period. Rodgers & Associates LTD grew its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 47.3% during the second quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 2,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 850 shares during the period. Finally, Huntleigh Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 17.7% in the second quarter. Huntleigh Advisors Inc. now owns 8,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA VYM opened at $155.37 on Friday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $112.05 and a twelve month high of $157.29. The stock has a market cap of $74.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s fifty day moving average is $147.90 and its 200-day moving average is $142.71.

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.