Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Expands By 184.9%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 147,000 shares, a growth of 184.9% from the October 31st total of 51,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 211,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock traded up $0.38 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $82.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 52,896 shares, compared to its average volume of 244,712. The company has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $74.71 and a 12-month high of $89.09. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $85.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.93.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a $0.312 dividend. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,802,000 after buying an additional 435,854 shares in the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,763,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,711,000 after purchasing an additional 88,978 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,647,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,416,000 after purchasing an additional 36,453 shares during the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,179,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,086,000 after purchasing an additional 30,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth $64,616,000.

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.