Wealthfront Advisers LLC Buys 23,882,195 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 69,617.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,916,500 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,882,195 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 1.3% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Wealthfront Advisers LLC owned about 20.91% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $1,623,452,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,654,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased 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 in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,688.0% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 339,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,038,000 after purchasing an additional 334,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $16,005,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI stock opened at $73.84 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $65.43 and a 1 year high of $75.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.97.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.23%.

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.