BCS Wealth Management Acquires New Shares in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

BCS Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 57,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,935,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 1.0% of BCS Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,513,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,569,000 after buying an additional 60,870 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,750,000 after acquiring an additional 235,522 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised 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 worth $128,071,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $87,447,000 after purchasing an additional 388,388 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 925,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,960,000 after purchasing an additional 90,464 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYMI opened at $67.08 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $64.09 and a 1-year high of $74.28. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.50. The stock has a market cap of $7.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.75%.

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.