Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 135,044 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,709 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. owned 0.12% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $9,167,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 219.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $54,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $73.72 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $65.43 and a 12-month high of $75.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $70.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.02.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.