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 Friday, December 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.7388 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. View Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's Dividend History.

Media coverage about VYM stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF earned a news sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (9.61%), LPL Financial LLC (0.93%), Raymond James & Associates (0.83%), Sullivan Bruyette Speros & Blaney LLC (0.77%), Edge Capital Group LLC (0.47%) and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.43%).

VYM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AE Wealth Management LLC, Massey Quick Simon & CO. LLC, D. Scott Neal Inc., Jane Street Group LLC, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, First Command Bank, First Command Financial Services Inc. and Cetera Advisors LLC.

VYM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of America Corp DE, Edge Capital Group LLC, HCR Wealth Advisors, Opus Capital Group LLC, First Midwest Bank Trust Division, FDx Advisors Inc., Graves Light Private Wealth Management Inc. and Searcy Financial Services Inc. ADV.

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 $86.52.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF has a market capitalization of $23.03 billion.

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