LS Investment Advisors LLC Has $16.88 Million Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

LS Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 2.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 229,936 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,245 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 2.5% of LS Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. LS Investment Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.21% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $16,882,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 31.0% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,000 after purchasing an additional 1,930 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 5,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456 shares in the last quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management now owns 7,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.7% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 255,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,576,000 after purchasing an additional 76,414 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI opened at $72.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $72.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $60.95 and a 52 week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a $0.697 dividend. This represents a $2.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 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.