Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Stake Raised by Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 69,150 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,881 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 1.0% of Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $4,694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,447,000 after purchasing an additional 388,388 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,195,000 after buying an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $16,005,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,624,000 after buying an additional 176,592 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

VYMI stock opened at $72.41 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $69.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.49. The company has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $65.12 and a 52 week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.33%. This is an increase 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.

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.