Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Reaches New 1-Year High at $72.65

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $72.65 and last traded at $72.64, with a volume of 94871 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $72.26.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $69.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.11. The firm has a market capitalization 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a dividend of $1.009 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.57%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,179,000. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $431,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.0% during the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $715,000. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 69,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,635,000 after acquiring an additional 3,448 shares during the last quarter.

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.