Apeiron RIA LLC Sells 5,868 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Apeiron RIA LLC decreased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 7.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,912 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,868 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises approximately 1.5% of Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Apeiron RIA LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $6,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $99.27 on Friday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $79.55 and a 52-week high of $101.96. The stock has a market cap of $19.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $99.17 and a 200-day moving average of $96.42.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $1.2569 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $5.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%.

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.