Proficio Capital Partners LLC Buys 334,400 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6,688.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 339,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 334,400 shares during the quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.30% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $23,038,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VYMI. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,447,000 after buying an additional 388,388 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth $16,005,000. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,624,000 after buying an additional 176,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,055,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,675,000 after buying an additional 129,587 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $72.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.83. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $65.43 and a 12-month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.