First PREMIER Bank Boosts Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

First PREMIER Bank raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,709 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of First PREMIER Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. First PREMIER Bank’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $4,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. True North Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $319,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $16,005,000. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 6,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Janney Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,091,000. Finally, XML Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 47.0% in the 4th quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 8,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after buying an additional 2,704 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $69.16 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $64.58 and a 52 week high of $74.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.46. The company has a market cap of $7.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.58%. 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.

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.