Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Invests $612,000 in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 9,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $612,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VYMI. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 29.8% during the third 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 last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.5% during the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 120,715 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,863,000 after acquiring an additional 5,685 shares in the last quarter. XML Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 5,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,230,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

VYMI opened at $73.84 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.97. The stock has a market cap of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1 year low of $65.43 and a 1 year high of $75.03.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.9647 dividend. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.