Verity Asset Management Inc. Buys New Shares in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Verity Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 24,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,195,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of Verity Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VYMI. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,532,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,060,000 after buying an additional 574,038 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 22.6% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,277,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,451,000 after purchasing an additional 420,173 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 169,385.9% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 276,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,394,000 after purchasing an additional 276,099 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,629,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,575,000 after purchasing an additional 275,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,454,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,444,000 after purchasing an additional 242,746 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 1.1%

VYMI stock traded up $1.09 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $97.97. The company had a trading volume of 170,211 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,443,656. The company has a market capitalization of $18.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $75.23 and a 12-month high of $101.71. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $96.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.37.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th were paid a $0.708 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%.

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.