Stephens Inc. AR Trims Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 123,593 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,449 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $11,123,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. EPG Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 91.4% during the 3rd quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% during the 4th quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.3%

VYMI stock opened at $98.27 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $77.46 and a 12-month high of $101.71. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.38.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.708 per share. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th.

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.