Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 1,402,799 shares, a growth of 61.5% from the July 30th total of 868,575 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 784,760 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $237,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $96,000. Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $374,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 35,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the second quarter valued at about $1,071,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.2%

VYMI traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $105.24. 252,087 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,167,883. The company’s 50-day moving average is $102.05 and its 200 day moving average is $99.39. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $82.85 and a 52 week high of $106.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change 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.