RTD Financial Advisors Inc. Cuts Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

RTD Financial Advisors Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 1.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 163,625 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,675 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF comprises approximately 1.5% of RTD Financial Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. RTD Financial Advisors Inc. owned about 0.15% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $11,257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,381,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,151,000 after buying an additional 95,433 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 4.5% during the first quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,434,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,465,000 after buying an additional 105,371 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,584,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,323,000 after buying an additional 5,146 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 19.8% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,103,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,330,000 after buying an additional 182,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 7.1% during the third quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 966,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,807,000 after purchasing an additional 63,889 shares during the period.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VYMI traded up $0.73 on Thursday, reaching $69.67. 281,249 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 367,550. The firm has a market cap of $7.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $69.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.84. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.20 and a fifty-two week high of $71.82.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a $1.009 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $4.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.79%. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62.

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.