Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Purchased by Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC

Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 20.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,856 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 487 shares during the quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $194,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,195,000 after acquiring an additional 365,643 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,750,000 after purchasing an additional 235,522 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% in 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 during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYMI traded down $1.18 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $67.08. The stock had a trading volume of 467,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,949. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $69.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.49. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $64.09 and a 52 week high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $7.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.75%. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.