Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Purchased by Mechanics Bank Trust Department

Mechanics Bank Trust Department raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 38.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 96,267 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,553 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 1.2% of Mechanics Bank Trust Department’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Mechanics Bank Trust Department’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $9,453,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VYMI. Financial Perspectives Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 133,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,033,000 after purchasing an additional 9,402 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 112,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,111,000 after acquiring an additional 7,537 shares in the last quarter. PFG Advisors purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,350,000. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 784,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,589,000 after acquiring an additional 40,246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,195,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $104.17 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $100.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $98.24. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.61 and a fifty-two week high of $104.57. The firm has a market cap of $20.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 a positive change 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 dividend yield of 4.8%.

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.