6,010 Shares in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Purchased by Stuart Investment Advisors Inc.

Stuart Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 6,010 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up 0.2% of Stuart Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VYMI. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $102,920,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 175.0% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,100,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000,000 after buying an additional 700,000 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,532,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,060,000 after buying an additional 574,038 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 22.6% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,277,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,451,000 after buying an additional 420,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.4% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,376,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,862,000 after buying an additional 409,904 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $98.10 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.07. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $79.47 and a 12 month high of $101.96. The stock has a market cap of $18.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $1.2569 dividend. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

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.