BG Investment Services Inc. Invests $465,000 in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

BG Investment Services Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 408,821 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 28.1% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 930,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,861,000 after buying an additional 204,321 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 80.1% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 418,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,841,000 after buying an additional 186,082 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $11,612,000. Finally, Confluence Wealth Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 1,183,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,985,000 after buying an additional 128,177 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI opened at $85.39 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $65.08 and a 52-week high of $86.08.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.