Curran Financial Partners LLC Buys 24,600 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM)

Curran Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 56.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 68,288 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,600 shares during the period. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF comprises approximately 2.2% of Curran Financial Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Curran Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $8,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VYM. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 314.8% during the 4th quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Pillar Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $48,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $130.28 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $112.05 and a fifty-two week high of $135.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $126.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $128.69. The stock has a market cap of $59.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75 and a beta of 0.79.

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.