Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI Position Raised by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 76.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 75,034 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,557 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $7,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VYMI. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $237,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $96,000. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $374,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 35,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,071,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock opened at $97.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $18.70 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 $79.55 and a 1 year high of $101.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $99.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.33.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71.

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.