Montecito Bank & Trust Acquires 1,922 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Montecito Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 5.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 39,885 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,922 shares during the period. Montecito Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $2,707,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VYMI. First PREMIER Bank raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 66,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. True North Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $319,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $16,005,000. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 6,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,000 after buying an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,091,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $69.82 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $64.58 and a 52-week high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $69.13 and a 200-day moving average of $70.45.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.53%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.