Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 1,051.8% in October

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 936,954 shares, an increase of 1,051.8% from the September 30th total of 81,350 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 984,822 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ VYMI traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $101.22. The company had a trading volume of 674,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,116,685. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $84.59 and a twelve month high of $107.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $103.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.47. The company has a market capitalization of $21.40 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,173,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $581,768,000 after purchasing an additional 596,348 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,093,903 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,886,000 after buying an additional 8,939 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 22.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,800,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,051,000 after buying an additional 505,706 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,839,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $173,393,000 after acquiring an additional 293,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hamilton Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 201.9% in the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 966,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,042,000 after buying an additional 646,107 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

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.