True North Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

True North Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $319,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.7% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 41,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,896,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $701,000. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at about $9,802,000. Finally, Marathon Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter worth about $251,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI stock opened at $69.16 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $64.58 and a 52-week high of $74.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.46.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. 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 dividend yield of 5.58%.

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.