Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Short Interest Up 1,289.7% in April

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 646,321 shares, a growth of 1,289.7% from the March 31st total of 46,507 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,071,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VYMI opened at $97.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06 and a beta of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.09. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $74.65 and a 52-week high of $101.71.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. EPG Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 91.4% in the third quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC now owns 312 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000.

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.