Guardian Financial Partners LLC Sells 11,456 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Guardian Financial Partners LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 10.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 100,278 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,456 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of Guardian Financial Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Guardian Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $9,025,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,069,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,254,000 after buying an additional 537,112 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,444,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,978,000 after buying an additional 166,732 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,769,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,716,000 after buying an additional 28,009 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,629,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,575,000 after buying an additional 275,875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,454,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,444,000 after acquiring an additional 242,746 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYMI opened at $91.44 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $65.08 and a 1-year high of $101.71. The stock has a market cap of $15.16 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $96.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.35.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.708 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%.

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.