Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 977,640 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 127% from the previous session’s volume of 430,952 shares.The stock last traded at $68.52 and had previously closed at $68.41.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

The firm has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $66.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $64.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a $0.616 dividend. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 242.5% in the 1st quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,042,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,519,000 after purchasing an additional 738,345 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,804,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,624,000 after acquiring an additional 684,660 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,549.0% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 316,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,048,000 after acquiring an additional 311,798 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 78.4% in the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 684,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,523,000 after buying an additional 300,867 shares during the period. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 603.5% during the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 330,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,983,000 after buying an additional 283,621 shares during the period.

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.