Short Interest in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Rises By 114.2%

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 422,800 shares, a growth of 114.2% from the November 15th total of 197,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 314,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $70.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $71.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.72. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $64.09 and a 12 month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a $0.697 dividend. This represents a $2.79 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after buying an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,195,000 after acquiring an additional 365,643 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,750,000 after purchasing an additional 235,522 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during 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 last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company Profile

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.