Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Acquired by Hamilton Wealth LLC

Hamilton Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 201.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 966,063 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 646,107 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 6.5% of Hamilton Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Hamilton Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $91,042,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth $32,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% in the 4th quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $101.97 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $97.82. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $79.55 and a 1-year high of $103.10. The stock has a market cap of $20.28 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $1.2569 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.