GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Purchases 212 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,880 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 212 shares during the quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $399,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $73,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

VYMI stock opened at $70.23 on Monday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $64.58 and a twelve month high of $74.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.45.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.9647 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.49%. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.

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.