GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Acquires 212 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 3.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,880 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position 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 in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $27,195,000 after acquiring an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $16,005,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,624,000 after purchasing an additional 176,592 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

VYMI opened at $70.23 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $69.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.45. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $64.58 and a 12-month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.49%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.