Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Increases Stock Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 30.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,376 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,521 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VYM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,177 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 314.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 28,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,690,000 after buying an additional 21,713 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.2% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 14,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,952,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.9% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,314,000 after buying an additional 2,231 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA VYM opened at $155.65 on Wednesday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $112.05 and a 12 month high of $156.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $147.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $142.35. The stock has a market cap of $74.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

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.