Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 366,100 shares, a drop of 55.1% from the January 15th total of 816,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 435,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI stock opened at $72.41 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.12 and a one year high of $74.28. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $69.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.49. The company has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 69,617.2% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 23,916,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,623,452,000 after purchasing an additional 23,882,195 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $50,654,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,195,000 after acquiring an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter.

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.