Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Acquired by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 48.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 388,388 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $87,447,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,195,000 after purchasing an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,750,000 after purchasing an additional 235,522 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 47.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 485,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,242,000 after purchasing an additional 156,481 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,461,000. Finally, Tull Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $11,014,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $69.92 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $63.92 and a fifty-two week high of $74.28. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $71.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.74. The firm has a market cap of $7.77 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a dividend of $0.697 per share. This represents a $2.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

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.