Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 16.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,537 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 930 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $834,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,664,000 after purchasing an additional 552,003 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% in the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,242,000 after buying an additional 397,558 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 13,081.4% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 389,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,664,000 after buying an additional 386,294 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,349,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 4,879.6% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 174,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,101,000 after acquiring an additional 171,029 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYM opened at $132.32 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $111.31 and a fifty-two week high of $135.07. The company has a market capitalization of $59.91 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $130.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.37.

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.