WNY Asset Management LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 74,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,018,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 0.7% of WNY Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,173,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,768,000 after purchasing an additional 596,348 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,616,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $505,505,000 after buying an additional 165,264 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,563,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,727,000 after buying an additional 119,392 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,227,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,490,000 after acquiring an additional 231,082 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,192,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,284,000 after acquiring an additional 119,705 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $103.56 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.55 and a fifty-two week high of $104.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.95.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.