IFP Advisors Inc Grows Stock Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 52.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,066 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,153 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $72.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.43 and a fifty-two week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.