John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. Purchases New Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 5,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $502,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up approximately 0.2% of John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VYMI. Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 108.7% during the third quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 19,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,621,000 after purchasing an additional 9,968 shares during the period. Capital Advantage Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 410,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,900,000 after buying an additional 15,777 shares during the period. Financial Perspectives Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 133,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,033,000 after buying an additional 9,402 shares during the period. Eagle Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 112,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,111,000 after buying an additional 7,537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,350,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI stock opened at $99.26 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.97 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $99.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.73. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $77.46 and a one year high of $101.96.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th.

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.