Brighton Securities CORP. Sells 15,940 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Brighton Securities CORP. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 47.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,377 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,940 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 0.8% of Brighton Securities CORP.’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Brighton Securities CORP.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,564,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $102,920,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 175.0% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,100,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,000,000 after purchasing an additional 700,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,532,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,060,000 after purchasing an additional 574,038 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 22.6% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,277,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,451,000 after purchasing an additional 420,173 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.4% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,376,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,862,000 after purchasing an additional 409,904 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $99.26 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.97 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $77.46 and a 1 year high of $101.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $99.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $95.73.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be issued a $1.2569 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

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.