Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 1,279,731 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 249% from the previous session’s volume of 367,074 shares.The stock last traded at $71.23 and had previously closed at $70.65.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

The company has a market cap of $7.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $70.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.40.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $1.009 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.69%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Abound Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2,684.6% during the second quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 362 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Adirondack Trust Co. raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 535.2% in the first quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 578 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 142.4% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Finally, Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,000.

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.