Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Bought by Valmark Advisers Inc.

Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 39,460 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,293 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,679,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MN Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. MN Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 33.2% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 15,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after buying an additional 3,937 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $8,654,000. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 69,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,694,000 after buying an additional 7,881 shares during the period. Finally, Newport Capital Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 35.4% during the fourth quarter. Newport Capital Group LLC now owns 4,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 1,248 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI stock opened at $72.49 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $69.33 and its 200 day moving average is $70.52. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.43 and a one year high of $74.28. The firm has a market cap of $8.29 billion, a PE 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. 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.

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.