Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Sold by Fortis Capital Advisors LLC

Fortis Capital Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 66.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,292 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,450 shares during the quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $551,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VYMI. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $296,000. Lincoln National Corp boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 17,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 108.0% in the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 8,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 4,499 shares during the last quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 27.9% in the third quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 67,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,171,000 after buying an additional 14,713 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 151,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,391,000 after buying an additional 3,700 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VYMI traded up $0.55 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $70.78. The stock had a trading volume of 172,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 386,363. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $68.90 and a 200 day moving average of $66.72. The stock has a market cap of $7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $59.20 and a 52-week high of $71.82.

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 given a $0.616 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.48%.

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.