Strategic Blueprint LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 63.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,589 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,865 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,851,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principle Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.5% during the second quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,428,000 after buying an additional 2,260 shares during the last quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.5% during the second quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 6,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. TFB Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 7,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at $215,000. Finally, BG Investment Services Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at $465,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $85.48 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $65.08 and a 12-month high of $86.08.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were paid a $0.7001 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%.

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.