Essex Financial Services Inc. Purchases 2,096 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,464 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,096 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,661,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% during 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 purchasing an additional 388,388 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,195,000 after buying an additional 365,643 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $16,005,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,624,000 after acquiring an additional 176,592 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $71.54 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $69.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.47. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $64.58 and a 12-month high of $74.28. The firm has a market cap of $8.18 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.