Ariston Services Group Acquires 2,080 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Ariston Services Group increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 84,980 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,080 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 5.0% of Ariston Services Group’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Ariston Services Group’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,768,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 39.7% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $843,000 after purchasing an additional 3,529 shares during the period. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 1,871 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 726,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,304,000 after acquiring an additional 147,937 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $745,000 after acquiring an additional 1,886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ADG Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $6,346,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $72.90 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.87. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $65.43 and a 12 month high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $8.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. This is a positive change 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 5.29%.

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.