Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 4,327 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 243,594 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,327 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 2.7% of Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.21% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $16,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Blue Trust Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at $73,000. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 156.9% during the third quarter. LGT Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VYMI opened at $70.70 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $69.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.45. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $64.58 and a 12 month high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.46%.

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.