Fortis Group Advisors LLC Takes $1.85 Million Position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Fortis Group Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 19,414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,847,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 11.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,069,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,254,000 after acquiring an additional 537,112 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,444,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,978,000 after purchasing an additional 166,732 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,629,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,575,000 after purchasing an additional 275,875 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,454,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,444,000 after purchasing an additional 242,746 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,369,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,241,000 after buying an additional 33,870 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of VYMI stock opened at $99.88 on Thursday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12 month low of $77.46 and a 12 month high of $101.71. The stock has a market cap of $19.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.72.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.