HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 784,321 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,246 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.47% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $70,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 80,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,814,000 after acquiring an additional 6,462 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 108.7% in the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 19,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,621,000 after acquiring an additional 9,968 shares during the period. Capital Advantage Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 410,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,900,000 after acquiring an additional 15,777 shares during the period. Eagle Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 112,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,111,000 after acquiring an additional 7,537 shares during the period. Finally, Winebrenner Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $775,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.3%

VYMI stock opened at $99.88 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $96.71 and a 200-day moving average of $93.72. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $77.46 and a 12 month high of $101.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.708 per share. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.