Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Bought by Merit Financial Group LLC

Merit Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 8.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,389 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,677 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $7,802,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Legacy Trust acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $280,000. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 39.3% in the second quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC now owns 5,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 1,601 shares in the last quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 60.0% in the second quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Finally, OLD National Bancorp IN purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $3,873,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $85.39 on Monday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.08 and a fifty-two week high of $86.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $83.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.46.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th were issued a $0.7001 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%.

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.