Proficio Capital Partners LLC Acquires 334,400 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6,688.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 339,400 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 334,400 shares during the quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $23,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 47.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,000 after buying an additional 3,375 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 40.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 19,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after buying an additional 5,626 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $202,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.8% during the 3rd 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 last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $72.37 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.43 and a one year high of $74.28. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $69.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 5.33%. 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.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.