Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $77.00 and last traded at $76.92, with a volume of 3303 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $76.72.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.2%

The company’s 50-day moving average is $73.64 and its 200 day moving average is $71.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.89 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20 and a beta of 0.72.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a dividend of $0.6003 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 219.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4,400.0% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 405 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares during the last quarter.

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.