Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Shares Sold by Merit Financial Group LLC

Merit Financial Group LLC decreased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 43.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,691 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,409 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $386,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 59,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,020,000 after purchasing an additional 4,222 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 122,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,328,000 after buying an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Guardian Financial Partners LLC now owns 96,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,583,000 after acquiring an additional 8,091 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 320,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,741,000 after acquiring an additional 11,491 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $70.05 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $64.58 and a one year high of $74.28. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.45. The stock has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.51%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.