Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 13.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 73,095 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,761 shares during the quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,962,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,589,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,757,000 after purchasing an additional 75,346 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position 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 valued at $128,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the 3rd 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. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,654,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 2.3 %

VYMI opened at $74.46 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $70.26 and a 200 day moving average of $70.91. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $65.43 and a 12 month high of $75.80. The firm has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase 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 yield of 5.18%.

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.