Nwam LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Nwam LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 18.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,312 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,604 shares during the quarter. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during 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 increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% during 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 in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $16,005,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,624,000 after purchasing an additional 176,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Wealth Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,055,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,675,000 after purchasing an additional 129,587 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI opened at $72.37 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.43 and a one year high of $74.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $69.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.83.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.33%. This is a boost 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.