Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSE:VV) surged 0.54%, to close at $55.91 and its overall traded volume was 274,176.00 shares in the last trading session. VV opened the day at $55.82, it made an intraday low of $55.40 and an intraday high of $56.10. The 52-week range of the stock is $50.40 – $62.93. VV’s market capitalization is $2.89B and it has 51.77M outstanding shares.
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The Index is a diversified index of stocks of predominantly large United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. The Fund may invest, to a limited extent, in stock futures and options contracts, warrants, convertible securities and swap agreements. The Fund’s obligation under futures contracts will not exceed 20% of its assets. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSE:VYM) moved up 0.73%, to close at $42.61 and its overall traded volume was 267,904.00 shares in the last trading session. VYM opened the day at $42.45, it made an intraday low of $42.00 and an intraday high of $42.67. The stock has a 52 week low of $38.28 and 52 week high of $46.36. The market capitalization of the company stands at $1.68B.Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that are characterized by high dividend yields. The Fund is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index (the Index). The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in app roximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. The Fund may invest in foreign securities to the extent necessary to carry out its investment strategy of holding all, or substantially all, of the stocks that make up the Index it tracks. The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its assets in foreign securities. The Fund’s investment advisor is The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) percentage change grew 1.46%, to close at $36.72 and its overall traded volume was 19.77M shares in the last trading session. VZ shares were trading within the range of $36.20-$36.75 while its opening price was $36.42. The stock has a 52 week low of $31.38 and 52 week high of $38.95. VZ’s market capitalization is $103.94B and it has 2.83B outstanding shares.Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company. Verizon through its subsidiaries is a provider of communications services. The Company has two segments: Domestic Wireless and Wireline. Its Domestic Wireless’ communications products and services include wireless voice and data services and equipment sales, which are provided to consumer, business and government customers across the United States. Wireline’s communications products and services include voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, Internet protocol (IP) network services, network access, long distance and othe r services. The Company provides these products and services to consumers in the United States, as well as in over 150 other countries around the world. During the year ended December 31, 2010, Verizon launched its 4G LTE network in 38 metropolitan areas . In April 2011, the Company acquired Terremark Worldwide, Inc. In August 2011, the Company acquired CloudSwitch.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) moved up 0.38%, to close at $31.72 and its overall traded volume was 1.63M shares in the last trading session. WEC shares were trading within the range of $31.64-$32.00 while its opening price was $31.69. The stock has a 52 week low of $27.00 and 52 week high of $32.05. The market capitalization of the company stands at $7.41B and it has 233.74M outstanding shares.Wisconsin Energy Corporation is a diversified holding company. The Company operates primarily through two segments: a utility energy segment and a non-utility energy segment. The Company’s primary subsidiaries include Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric), Wisconsin Gas LLC (Wisconsin Gas) and W.E. Power, LLC (We Power). The Company’s utility energy segment consists of Wisconsin Electric and Wisconsin Gas, operating together under the trade name of We Energies. Its utility energy segment operates in electric utility and natural gas utility. Its non-utility energy s egment derives its revenues primarily from the ownership of electric power generating facilities for long-term lease to Wisconsin Electric. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had a 26.2% interest in American Transmission Company LLC (ATC). On January 12, 2011, OC 2 was placed into service and is fully operational.
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE:WFR) went up 2.17%, to close at $7.06 and its overall traded volume was 6.73M shares in the last trading session. WFR shares were trading within the range of $6.90-$7.19 while its opening price was $7.07. The stock has a 52 week low of $4.96 and 52 week high of $15.04. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $1.63B and it has 230.43M outstanding shares.MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of silicon wafers. The Company has three business segments: Semiconductor Materials, Solar Materials, and Solar Energy. Semiconductor Materials provides silicon wafers ranging from 100 millimeter (four inch) to 300 millimeter (12 inch) as the base material for the production of semiconductor devices. Solar Materials sells silicon wafers, primarily 156 millimeter, for solar applications. It’s Solar Energy segment (SunEdison) designs, develops, installs, finances and monitors s olar energy systems and facilitates the sale of solar generated electricity. In July 2010, the Company acquired Solaicx Inc. In September 2011, the Company and its solar energy subsidiary, SunEdison, acquired Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Inc.
