Alamar Capital Management LLC Takes $975,000 Position in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM

Alamar Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 6,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $975,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VYM. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 20,425.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 148,643,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,333,339,000 after acquiring an additional 147,919,464 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 17,493.6% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 700,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,597,000 after purchasing an additional 696,944 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 493.0% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 596,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,110,000 after purchasing an additional 496,110 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 846.2% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 401,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,602,000 after purchasing an additional 359,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,820,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,823,000 after purchasing an additional 345,129 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $161.65 on Thursday. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $132.01 and a fifty-two week high of $161.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $159.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $154.10. The stock has a market cap of $80.78 billion, a PE ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 0.73.

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.