State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Increases Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 25.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 207,470 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 42,699 shares during the period. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $18,672,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% during the fourth quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 392.0% during the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the period. Finally, WealthShield Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

VYMI opened at $98.29 on Tuesday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $77.46 and a 52-week high of $101.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.79 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $98.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $94.93.

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 paid a dividend of $0.708 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%.

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.