Stratos Investment Management LLC Acquires 2,060 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Stratos Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 29.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,972 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,060 shares during the quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYM. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 352.5% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the period. Alpha Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $468,000. Diversified Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 16,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,078,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares during the period. Finally, Smith Anglin Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 2,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VYM opened at $132.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $130.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $128.13. The stock has a market cap of $59.84 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $111.31 and a 1 year high of $135.07.

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.