Sapient Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 10,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $679,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1,800.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 855 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Baystate Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $77,000. Finally, Fortis Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $83,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VYMI traded up $0.38 on Friday, hitting $69.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 213,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 402,723. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $59.20 and a 1-year high of $69.50. The company’s 50-day moving average is $68.06 and its 200 day moving average is $65.66. The firm has a market cap of $7.42 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 18th were given a $0.616 dividend. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th.

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.