Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 144.3% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 66,613 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,347 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 1.4% of Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,278,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $103.56 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $79.55 and a 1-year high of $104.09. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $100.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.60 billion, a P/E 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $1.2569 dividend. This is a boost 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 yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.