Donaldson Capital Management LLC Increases Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Donaldson Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 20,916 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,669 shares during the quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS Group AG increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 242.5% during the first quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,042,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,519,000 after acquiring an additional 738,345 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,804,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,624,000 after acquiring an additional 684,660 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6,549.0% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 316,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,048,000 after acquiring an additional 311,798 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 78.4% during the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 684,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,523,000 after acquiring an additional 300,867 shares during the period. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 603.5% during the fourth quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 330,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,983,000 after acquiring an additional 283,621 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF stock traded down $0.89 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $66.25. 103,354 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 422,121. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $67.61 and its 200 day moving average is $65.07. The firm has a market cap of $7.11 billion, a PE ratio of 9.49 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $59.20 and a 1 year high of $69.50.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.616 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.72%.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.