GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Has $410,000 Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 155.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,979 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,642 shares during the quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter worth about $43,000. Adirondack Trust Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 535.2% during the first quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 142.4% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $77,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI stock traded up $0.85 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $70.13. 93,500 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 376,201. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $59.20 and a 52 week high of $71.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $69.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a dividend of $1.009 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $4.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.76%.

About Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

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.