Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 51,196 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 164 shares during the quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 154.7% during the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 127.3% in the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 9,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $658,000 after buying an additional 5,364 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,163,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,757,000 after acquiring an additional 101,820 shares during the period. Eagle Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth $4,208,000. Finally, New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 112,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,706,000 after buying an additional 2,815 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI traded down $1.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $67.14. 368,380 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 434,404. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.68 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.49. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $64.09 and a 12-month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.75%.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Profile

The Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of developed and emerging market firms (ex-US) that are expected to pay above average dividends over the next 12 months. VYMI was launched on Feb 25, 2016 and is managed by Vanguard.