Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 389,022 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 8% from the previous session’s volume of 360,711 shares.The stock last traded at $67.88 and had previously closed at $67.62.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $7.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.60.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.9647 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.68%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter valued at $97,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,259,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 160,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,283,000 after acquiring an additional 7,610 shares during the last quarter. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 215,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,800,000 after acquiring an additional 6,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mosaic Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. Mosaic Financial Group LLC now owns 17,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,272,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868 shares during the last quarter.

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.