Independent Financial Group LLC Purchases Shares of 100,518 Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 100,518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,473,000. Independent Financial Group LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quartz Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Quartz Partners LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. FAS Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 11,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 16,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,644,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Management Associates Inc. now owns 3,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $877,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Shares of VYMI opened at $101.08 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $79.55 and a 1 year high of $101.96. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.13. The firm has a market cap of $20.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $1.2569 dividend. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

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.