Ascentis Independent Advisors Makes New Investment in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Advantage Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $36,900,000 after buying an additional 15,777 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 133,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,033,000 after buying an additional 9,402 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 112,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,111,000 after buying an additional 7,537 shares during the period. PFG Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,350,000. Finally, Winebrenner Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $775,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of VYMI opened at $99.57 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $79.55 and a 52-week high of $101.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.81 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $99.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.69.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm 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.