Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Acquired by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 20.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 121,701 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,931 shares during the quarter. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $8,164,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. AMI Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 51,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,475,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 14,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,073,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 7,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $66.96. 200,401 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 414,238. The company has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $64.09 and a 52 week high of $74.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.50.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.76%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

About Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

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.