Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Position Increased by Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC

Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 27.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,115 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,117 shares during the quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $347,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,250 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,447,000 after acquiring an additional 388,388 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,195,000 after purchasing an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,750,000 after purchasing an additional 235,522 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,624,000 after purchasing an additional 176,592 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI stock traded down $1.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $67.17. 372,089 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 434,404. The firm has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.49. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $64.09 and a twelve month high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.74%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 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.