Equitable Trust Co. Increases Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Equitable Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 0.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 131,262 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 985 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $10,515,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,745,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,660,000 after purchasing an additional 39,917 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.7% in the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,741,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,295,000 after buying an additional 408,821 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,472,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,538,000 after buying an additional 110,232 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,223,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,034,000 after buying an additional 40,351 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,133,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,545,000 after acquiring an additional 110,732 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $83.69 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $65.08 and a 12 month high of $86.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $84.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.87. The firm has a market cap of $12.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were given a $0.7001 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.3%.

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.