Confluence Wealth Services Inc. Purchases 129,587 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 14.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,055,216 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 129,587 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 4.8% of Confluence Wealth Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Confluence Wealth Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $73,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,908,000 after acquiring an additional 19,292 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 108,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,934,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.8% during the 3rd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 39,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,354 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 136,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,988,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 45,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,313,000 after buying an additional 4,277 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

VYMI stock opened at $70.42 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.44. The company has a market cap of $8.06 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $64.58 and a twelve month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 was Friday, December 20th. 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 dividend yield of 5.48%.

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.