Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Stake Lifted by Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC

Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 35.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,134 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,939 shares during the quarter. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $756,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 219.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $54,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $75.84 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $65.43 and a 1 year high of $76.41. The stock has a market cap of $8.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a fifty day moving average of $71.29 and a 200-day moving average of $71.04.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This is a boost 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 dividend yield of 5.09%.

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.