Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 88.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,765 shares of the company’s stock after selling 147,267 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for 1.0% of Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,314,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 7,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after buying an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 510,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,918,000 after purchasing an additional 140,484 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,381,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,151,000 after purchasing an additional 95,433 shares in the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 73.7% in the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 15,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,032,000 after purchasing an additional 6,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1,800.0% in the third quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 855 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:VYMI traded down $0.98 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $66.16. The stock had a trading volume of 395,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 426,787. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $59.20 and a one year high of $69.50. The company has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.49 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $67.61 and a 200 day moving average of $65.07.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a $0.616 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%.

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.