Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $74.28 and last traded at $74.08, with a volume of 317704 shares. The stock had previously closed at $72.82.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $70.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.89. The firm has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.18%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VYMI. American Investment Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 271,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,406,000 after acquiring an additional 9,618 shares during the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 229,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,591,000 after purchasing an additional 17,415 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 20,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 67,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,570,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000.

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.