JFS Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 6.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,110 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,657 shares during the quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $3,459,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,513,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,569,000 after buying an additional 60,870 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,805,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,750,000 after acquiring an additional 235,522 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,163,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,757,000 after acquiring an additional 101,820 shares during the period. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 835,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,234,000 after purchasing an additional 50,314 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 802,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,832,000 after purchasing an additional 13,596 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $71.07 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 1-year low of $59.70 and a 1-year high of $74.28. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $72.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $70.44.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a dividend of $0.697 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $2.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.92%.

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.