Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. Buys New Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 28,041 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,643,000. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF makes up about 1.6% of Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VYMI. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $237,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $96,000. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $374,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 35,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,883,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,071,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Down 1.0%

VYMI stock opened at $100.97 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $79.55 and a 52-week high of $102.34. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.51.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. This is a boost from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Company 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.