Confluence Wealth Services Inc. Purchases 68,151 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $VYMI

Confluence Wealth Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 5.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,336,183 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 68,151 shares during the period. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 5.0% of Confluence Wealth Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. owned approximately 0.81% of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF worth $120,256,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VYMI. EPG Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 91.4% during the third quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 46.1% during the 4th quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:VYMI opened at $98.27 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.78 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $74.17 and a 52-week high of $101.71. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.91.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were paid a dividend of $0.708 per share. This represents a $2.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 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.