Sweeney & Michel LLC Raises Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Sweeney & Michel LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 104,785 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,332 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 3.1% of Sweeney & Michel LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Sweeney & Michel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $10,376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quartz Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Quartz Partners LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 11,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,011,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. now owns 3,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Meridian Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $99.26 on Monday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $77.46 and a one year high of $101.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $99.28 and a 200 day moving average of $95.79. The stock has a market cap of $18.97 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.2569 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

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.