Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Up 138.3% in January

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 256,400 shares, a growth of 138.3% from the December 31st total of 107,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 272,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of VIGI stock traded up $0.98 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $83.34. 279,481 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 325,246. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.28 and a fifty-two week high of $89.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $81.74 and its 200-day moving average is $83.99. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.2619 dividend. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VIGI. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $64,616,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 18,871.2% in 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 last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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. GEN Financial Management INC. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,587,000. Finally, Eastern Bank increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 577,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,978,000 after buying an additional 232,912 shares during the period.

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.