Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Hits New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $78.15 and last traded at $78.18, with a volume of 138584 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $77.97.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $9.61 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.60.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.6003 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 69,617.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 23,916,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,623,452,000 after purchasing an additional 23,882,195 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 25,174.6% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 858,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,246,000 after acquiring an additional 854,677 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,654,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,741,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,295,000 after purchasing an additional 408,821 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,688.0% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 339,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,038,000 after purchasing an additional 334,400 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.