Evanson Financial LLC Buys New Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 31,935 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,136,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Hardin Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $222,000. Mechanics Bank Trust Department increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 38.1% during the second quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 96,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,453,000 after acquiring an additional 26,553 shares during the period. GK Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $290,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 37.5% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Securities CORP. raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.1% during the second quarter. Brighton Securities CORP. now owns 15,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,554,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI opened at $104.38 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $82.03 and a 1-year high of $104.76. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $100.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.32.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $1.2569 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. This is a boost 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.