Barry Investment Advisors LLC Buys 7,086 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Barry Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 390,386 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,086 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises 8.5% of Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $26,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,589,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,757,000 after buying an additional 75,346 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739,250 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 925,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,960,000 after purchasing an additional 90,464 shares during the period. Finally, Sageworth Trust Co raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 688,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,529,000 after purchasing an additional 5,127 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $70.17 on Wednesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $64.58 and a 1 year high of $74.28. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $69.15 and its 200-day moving average is $70.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.