Nikulski Financial Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Nikulski Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 45,163 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 336 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of Nikulski Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Nikulski Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $3,613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $64,616,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 18,871.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 442,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,039,000 after purchasing an additional 439,887 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,802,000 after purchasing an additional 435,854 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1,653.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 287,893 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,429,000 after purchasing an additional 271,479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 577,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,978,000 after buying an additional 232,912 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of VIGI opened at $82.69 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.01.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.2619 dividend. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

About Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.