Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Down 36.5% in December

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 964,695 shares, a drop of 36.5% from the December 15th total of 1,519,857 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,081,332 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,081,332 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $92.65. 1,225,866 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,357,796. The company has a market cap of $15.36 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $89.08 and its 200-day moving average is $85.52. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52 week low of $65.08 and a 52 week high of $92.85.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VYMI. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,069,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,254,000 after buying an additional 537,112 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,444,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,978,000 after acquiring an additional 166,732 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.1% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,905,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,612,000 after acquiring an additional 159,129 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,769,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,716,000 after purchasing an additional 28,009 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,629,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,575,000 after purchasing an additional 275,875 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.