Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Increases Dividend to $0.94 Per Share

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.9385 per share on Tuesday, December 23rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 19th. This is a 34.1% increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $89.21. The company had a trading volume of 1,199,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 819,369. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $86.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.84. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $65.08 and a 52-week high of $90.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EPG Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 91.4% during the third quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 400 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in 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.