Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Grows By 49.6%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,800 shares, a growth of 49.6% from the May 31st total of 71,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 231,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. OMC Financial Services LTD acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $1,567,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 64.3% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 47,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,720,000 after purchasing an additional 18,569 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 61,821.4% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Trust Co. now owns 213,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,417,000 after purchasing an additional 213,284 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 13.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 248,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,221,000 after purchasing an additional 29,474 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 23.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 45,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,674,000 after purchasing an additional 8,705 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIGI stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $81.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 143,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 279,085. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $68.45 and a twelve month high of $82.95. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $80.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $0.536 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIGI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers index, a market-cap-weighted index of developed and emerging market firms (ex-US) that have increased their annual dividends for seven consecutive years. VIGI was launched on Feb 25, 2016 and is managed by Vanguard.