Wealthfront Advisers LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 69,617.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 23,916,500 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,882,195 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 1.3% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Wealthfront Advisers LLC owned 0.21% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $1,623,452,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Donaldson Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC now owns 23,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,591,000 after buying an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 37.0% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 21,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,459,000 after purchasing an additional 5,812 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $2,714,000. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 64,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,400,000 after buying an additional 2,803 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axis Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $4,153,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $73.84 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $65.43 and a 52 week high of $75.03. The stock has a market cap of $8.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $70.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.97.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. This is a boost 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. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.23%.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company Profile

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.