LPL Financial LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 11.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,227,661 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 231,082 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 1.34% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $200,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VYMI. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% in the 4th quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthShield Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth $45,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

VYMI stock opened at $98.73 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $18.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $77.46 and a 1 year high of $101.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $98.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.03.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%.

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.