Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Purchased by Motco

Motco boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 28,342 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,464 shares during the quarter. Motco’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,924,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,250 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,688.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 339,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,038,000 after purchasing an additional 334,400 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $16,005,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,624,000 after purchasing an additional 176,592 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $72.51 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $65.43 and a 1-year high of $74.28. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.80. The company has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.32%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.