Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Takes Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 127,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,654,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 34,002.9% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,744,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,071,000 after acquiring an additional 1,739,250 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 48.4% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,191,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,447,000 after purchasing an additional 388,388 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,195,000 after purchasing an additional 365,643 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $16,005,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 59.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 471,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,624,000 after buying an additional 176,592 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VYMI stock opened at $72.49 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $69.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.52. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $65.43 and a 12 month high of $74.28. The company has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.32%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.