Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Stock Position Boosted by Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC

Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 27.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,503 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,629 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 0.7% of Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at $44,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $73,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $70.05 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $64.58 and a fifty-two week high of $74.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $69.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.46.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.51%. 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.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.