Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Up 122.7% in May

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 621,306 shares, an increase of 122.7% from the April 30th total of 279,019 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 948,275 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5,740.8% in the first quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 27,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,565,000 after acquiring an additional 26,752 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 64.8% in the first quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after acquiring an additional 8,463 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 13.2% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 17,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after acquiring an additional 2,020 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.6% in the first quarter. Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 637,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,097,000 after acquiring an additional 39,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the first quarter valued at about $7,018,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $100.02 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $97.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.38. The stock has a market cap of $19.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $77.46 and a 12-month high of $101.71.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a $0.708 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%.

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.