Fifth Third Bancorp Boosts Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 455.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,849 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,471 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $237,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $96,000. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $374,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 35,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,883,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,071,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.7%

VYMI stock opened at $100.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $99.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $97.28. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $79.55 and a 12-month high of $101.96. The company has a market cap of $19.94 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $1.2569 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.0%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

About Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

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.