Courier Capital LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Courier Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 15.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 152,168 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,823 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up 0.7% of Courier Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Courier Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $14,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Bell Bank increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bell Bank now owns 6,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 704 shares during the period. Montecito Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust now owns 39,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,855,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 15,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,547,000 after buying an additional 1,434 shares during the period. AMI Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 89.3% during the second quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guardian Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% during the second quarter. Guardian Financial Partners LLC now owns 88,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,652,000 after buying an additional 2,712 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI stock opened at $104.59 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $100.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $98.66. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $82.85 and a fifty-two week high of $105.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

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 4.8%.

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.