West Bancorporation Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

West Bancorporation Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 68,988 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,527,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises about 3.5% of West Bancorporation Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 117,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,483,000 after buying an additional 5,854 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 44,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,554,000 after buying an additional 2,163 shares during the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $572,000. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.1% during the 2nd quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 1,956 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moseley Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Moseley Investment Management Inc. now owns 16,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 945 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $82.92 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.08 and a one year high of $86.08. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $84.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.47 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th were paid a dividend of $0.7001 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th.

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.