Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC Sells 147,267 Shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI)

Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (NASDAQ:VYMI) by 88.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,765 shares of the company’s stock after selling 147,267 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF accounts for about 1.0% of Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF were worth $1,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VYMI. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 81,200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 813 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 812 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF by 1,800.0% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 855 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares during the last quarter. Investors Research Corp bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, Baystate Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $67,000.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of VYMI traded down $0.98 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $66.16. The stock had a trading volume of 395,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 426,787. The company’s 50-day moving average is $67.61 and its 200 day moving average is $65.07. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF has a 12-month low of $59.20 and a 12-month high of $69.50. The company has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.49 and a beta of 0.81.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a $0.616 dividend. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 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.