PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 14.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 305,592 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,283 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $20,744,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,908,000 after acquiring an additional 19,292 shares during the period. MBA Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 13,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $927,000 after purchasing an additional 1,124 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth $160,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 136,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,988,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 9,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $668,000 after buying an additional 2,088 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $73.84 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $70.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.97. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.43 and a one year high of $75.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 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 given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.23%. 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.

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.