Investors Research Corp Acquires 5,812 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Investors Research Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 37.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,501 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,812 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,459,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,654,000. 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 worth $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,688.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 339,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,038,000 after acquiring an additional 334,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $16,005,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $75.01 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $70.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.95. The company has a market capitalization of $8.58 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $65.43 and a 12-month high of $75.16.

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 given a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.14%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. 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.