Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 18.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,680 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,047 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,481,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WealthShield Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,142,000. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 24.3% in the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC now owns 23,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,153,000 after purchasing an additional 4,672 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 272.8% during the 4th quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 13,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,220,000 after buying an additional 9,917 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Breakwater Investment Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Breakwater Investment Management now owns 35,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,196,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $99.66 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.05 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.84. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $76.53 and a twelve month high of $101.71.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.708 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.