Principle Wealth Partners LLC Sells 7,400 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Principle Wealth Partners LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 32.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,570 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,400 shares during the quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,035,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lake Street Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $206,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 485,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,066,000 after purchasing an additional 6,097 shares during the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 30.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 102,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,360,000 after acquiring an additional 24,027 shares during the period. Sebold Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $218,000. Finally, Vicus Capital increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 38,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,410,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $68.24 on Monday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $59.20 and a one year high of $69.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $67.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.46. The firm has a market cap of $7.32 billion, a PE ratio of 9.49 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a $0.616 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.61%.

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.