Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Sold by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lowered its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 18.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,827 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,653 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,806,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $104.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $20.73 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $80.90 and a 12 month high of $104.38. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.16.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. 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.