Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 96.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,803 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,850 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 101.2% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,097,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,664,000 after buying an additional 552,003 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 18,516.9% during the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 399,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,242,000 after buying an additional 397,558 shares in the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $28,349,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 171,029 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wharton Business Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.8% in the third quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 894,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,713,000 after purchasing an additional 148,184 shares during the period.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $135.06 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $130.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $129.00. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $113.66 and a twelve month high of $135.10. The company has a market capitalization of $61.15 billion, a PE ratio of 15.88 and a beta of 0.70.

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.