Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 250,103 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 20% from the previous session’s volume of 312,893 shares.The stock last traded at $68.63 and had previously closed at $68.33.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

The business’s fifty day moving average is $69.66 and its 200-day moving average is $70.50. The company has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.65%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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 buying an additional 19,292 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $97,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,259,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 160,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,283,000 after purchasing an additional 7,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 215,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,800,000 after purchasing an additional 6,722 shares during the period.

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.