State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Increases Stake in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) by 29.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 218,597 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 49,694 shares during the quarter. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.’s holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $31,373,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 7,491,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,634,000 after buying an additional 178,904 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,820,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,823,000 after buying an additional 345,129 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,363,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $769,698,000 after buying an additional 89,912 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,019,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,458,000 after buying an additional 64,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,646,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,979,000 after buying an additional 157,950 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $158.12 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $77.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $129.11 and a one year high of $161.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $154.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $150.64.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Profile

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: VYM) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund seeks to provide exposure to U.S. companies that are forecast to pay above-average dividends, offering investors a diversified way to access income-generating equities.

The ETF primarily invests in large-cap U.S. stocks across a range of sectors, with holdings selected for their dividend characteristics rather than active stock-picking.