NYSEARCA:VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VYM."

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.6718 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $2.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 26th. This is a boost from Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. View Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's Dividend History.

News stories about VYM stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Morgan Stanley (1.63%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.12%), LPL Financial LLC (0.90%), Sullivan Bruyette Speros & Blaney LLC (0.81%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.64%) and Vanguard Group Inc. (0.49%).

VYM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Opus Capital Group LLC, Bessemer Group Inc., D. Scott Neal Inc., Ruggie Capital Group and Bouchey Financial Group Ltd.

VYM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC, Assetmark Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cpwm LLC, Northeast Financial Consultants Inc, MML Investors Services LLC and Morgan Stanley.

Shares of VYM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VYM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.81.

The official website for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is http://www.vanguard.com.