Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Position Boosted by MCF Advisors LLC

MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 1,194.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,563 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,365 shares during the quarter. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $174,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,908,000 after purchasing an additional 19,292 shares during the period. Zhang Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.8% in the third quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 39,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,354 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 108,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,934,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. lifted 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 purchasing an additional 499 shares during the period. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 45,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,313,000 after purchasing an additional 4,277 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI opened at $69.16 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $64.58 and a 1-year high of $74.28. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $69.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $70.46.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.58%. 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.

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.