Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 375,500 shares, an increase of 31.4% from the December 31st total of 285,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 347,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI traded up $0.83 during trading on Thursday, reaching $70.97. 491,227 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 514,023. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.45. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $64.58 and a 12-month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors 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 5.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.