Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Monday . Approximately 700,417 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 96% from the previous session’s volume of 356,692 shares.The stock last traded at $69.80 and had previously closed at $70.20.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $7.61 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $69.94 and its 200 day moving average is $68.37.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were issued a dividend of $1.009 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.79%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bfsg LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 2,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Fonville Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Fonville Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% during the second quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charter Oak Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Charter Oak Capital Management LLC now owns 4,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter.

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.