Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 7.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,216 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,222 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $4,020,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,447,000 after purchasing an additional 388,388 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,195,000 after purchasing an additional 365,643 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,624,000 after purchasing an additional 176,592 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $10,461,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $68.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $69.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.46. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $64.34 and a 12 month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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 represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.63%. This is an increase 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.

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.