Royal Bank of Canada Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 19.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,839,912 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 293,768 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $173,393,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% in the 4th quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the period. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $101.97 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $79.55 and a one year high of $103.10. The company has a market cap of $20.28 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.82.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.