Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Reaches New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $104.25 and last traded at $104.25, with a volume of 1191 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $103.56.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.0%

The company has a fifty day moving average of $100.09 and a 200-day moving average of $97.99. The company has a market capitalization of $20.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $1.2569 dividend. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter.

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.