Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Shares Bought by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 76.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 75,034 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,557 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,071,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $97.83 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.33. The company has a market cap of $18.70 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $79.55 and a 12-month high of $101.96.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders 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. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%.

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.