WASHINGTON TRUST Co Purchases 5,264 Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 2.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 216,525 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,264 shares during the quarter. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 1.0% of WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $30,519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Nvwm LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Clayton Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management bought a new stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VYM opened at $155.05 on Monday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $112.05 and a 1 year high of $157.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $149.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.18. The company has a market cap of $74.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.79.

About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

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.