Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 14.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 79,263 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,123 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for approximately 1.7% of Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Clarity Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $5,819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,513,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,569,000 after purchasing an additional 60,870 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,750,000 after acquiring an additional 235,522 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.6% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,163,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,757,000 after acquiring an additional 101,820 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 835,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,234,000 after purchasing an additional 50,314 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 802,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,832,000 after purchasing an additional 13,596 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VYMI traded up $0.53 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $72.81. 191,673 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 364,966. The firm has a market cap of $8.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.26. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $59.20 and a 52-week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.697 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $2.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.83%.

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.