Wedmont Private Capital Grows Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 20.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 121,701 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,931 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital owned about 0.11% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $8,164,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. AMI Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 51,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,475,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 14,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,073,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 7,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYMI traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $66.96. The stock had a trading volume of 200,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 414,238. The company has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.50. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $64.09 and a 52 week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.76%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.