Short Interest in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) Decreases By 55.1%

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) saw a large decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 366,100 shares, a decline of 55.1% from the January 15th total of 816,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 435,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VYMI opened at $71.70 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.68 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.48. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 52-week low of $64.58 and a 52-week high of $74.28.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.9647 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 219.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. acquired a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

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.