Kestra Advisory Services LLC Grows Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 24.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 107,812 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,019 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $10,160,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Quartz Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Quartz Partners LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 11,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 16,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,644,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. now owns 3,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI stock opened at $100.57 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $99.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $96.84. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $79.55 and a 52-week high of $101.96. The firm has a market cap of $20.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $1.2569 dividend. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change 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.