Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Up 147.9% in February

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 907,500 shares, an increase of 147.9% from the January 31st total of 366,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 447,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VYMI opened at $72.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s fifty day moving average is $69.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.83. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $65.43 and a fifty-two week high of $74.28.

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 $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 47.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 3,375 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 40.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 19,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 5,626 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 9,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $668,000 after buying an additional 2,088 shares during the period.

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.