Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Acquired by Root Financial Partners LLC

Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 80.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,875 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,175 shares during the quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,308,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 76.6% during the first quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 75,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,071,000 after acquiring an additional 32,557 shares during the last quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc. ADV now owns 8,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares during the last quarter. Family Investment Center Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Family Investment Center Inc. now owns 141,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,357,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares during the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $138,000. Finally, SMART Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $305,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $97.83 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $99.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $96.33. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $79.55 and a 52 week high of $101.96. The stock has a market cap of $18.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.