Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Sold by Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC

Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC reduced its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 141,582 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,890 shares during the quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $9,611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VYMI. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $73,000. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 156.9% during the 3rd quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $70.97 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a 50 day moving average of $69.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.45. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $64.58 and a 52-week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.44%. This is a positive change 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.