Quartz Partners LLC Increases Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Quartz Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,645 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Quartz Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $247,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,908,000 after buying an additional 19,292 shares in the last quarter. MBA Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 13,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $927,000 after acquiring an additional 1,124 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $160,000. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 136,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,988,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7,680.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 370,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,195,000 after purchasing an additional 365,643 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $72.21 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a one year low of $65.43 and a one year high of $74.28. The company’s 50-day moving average is $69.51 and its 200 day moving average is $70.71.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.34%.

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.