Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 74.9% in September

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 141,662 shares, a decline of 74.9% from the August 31st total of 563,361 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 790,452 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VYMI. MBA Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 23,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,261,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust now owns 39,256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,855,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 19,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,882,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Sage Capital Advisors llc lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 9,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Apella Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 16,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,644,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.8%

VYMI stock traded up $0.83 on Friday, hitting $103.01. The company had a trading volume of 680,146 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,141,378. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $82.85 and a 12-month high of $107.29. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $104.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.18. The stock has a market cap of $21.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

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.