Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Down 32.4% in December

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 285,800 shares, a drop of 32.4% from the November 30th total of 422,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 330,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VYMI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 380,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,908,000 after purchasing an additional 19,292 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $97,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $1,259,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 160,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,283,000 after buying an additional 7,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Line Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 3.2% during 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

VYMI opened at $67.80 on Monday. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a twelve month low of $64.09 and a twelve month high of $74.28. The stock has a market cap of $7.53 billion, a PE ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50 day moving average is $70.22 and its 200-day moving average is $70.57.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.9647 per share. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.69%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.