Essex Financial Services Inc. Buys 5,569 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 15.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 42,477 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,569 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,823,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 108.7% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 19,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,621,000 after acquiring an additional 9,968 shares during the period. Capital Advantage Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 410,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,900,000 after acquiring an additional 15,777 shares during the period. Eagle Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 112,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,111,000 after acquiring an additional 7,537 shares during the period. Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.2% in the third quarter. Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC now owns 49,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,232,000 after acquiring an additional 6,224 shares during the period. Finally, Winebrenner Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $775,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $100.02 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $77.46 and a twelve month high of $101.71. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $97.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.38.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a $0.708 dividend. This represents a $2.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.