Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,014 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 622 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 0.7% of Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC owned 0.05% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $3,938,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VYMI. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Hara Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $73,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VYMI opened at $70.20 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.15 and a 200 day moving average of $70.46. The company has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $64.58 and a 12 month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.50%.

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.