Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 45.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 16,850 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,255 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,418,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VYM. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,148,000 after buying an additional 3,177 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 314.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 28,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,690,000 after buying an additional 21,713 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 245.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 2,501 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.7% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 18,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,475,000 after buying an additional 5,556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,066,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VYM stock opened at $155.24 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $76.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $124.06 and a fifty-two week high of $157.48. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $151.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $147.67.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.