West Bancorporation Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

West Bancorporation Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 34.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 92,726 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,738 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of West Bancorporation Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. West Bancorporation Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,852,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.8% in the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after acquiring an additional 665 shares during the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 82,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,948,000 after purchasing an additional 19,041 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 39,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,383,000 after purchasing an additional 4,365 shares during the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.6% during the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,982,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 23.2% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 29,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,508,000 after buying an additional 5,576 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $90.66 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $65.08 and a 12-month high of $91.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.69. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $88.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.91.

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.