American Investment Services Inc. Has $20.48 Million Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

American Investment Services Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 3.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 217,344 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,311 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for approximately 4.6% of American Investment Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. American Investment Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $20,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Align Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $102,920,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 700,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 574,038 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,277,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,451,000 after acquiring an additional 420,173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 42.4% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.7%

VYMI opened at $102.02 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.44. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $79.55 and a 52 week high of $102.34. The company has a market capitalization of $20.29 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $1.2569 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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.