Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $612,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,908,000 after purchasing an additional 19,292 shares during the period. MBA Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 13,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $927,000 after buying an additional 1,124 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $160,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 136,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,988,000 after acquiring an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.8% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 9,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $668,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

VYMI opened at $73.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $65.43 and a 12 month high of $75.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $70.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.97.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.23%. 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 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.