Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 469,533 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 98% from the previous session’s volume of 237,567 shares.The stock last traded at $83.31 and had previously closed at $83.72.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

The firm has a market cap of $7.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.70 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $82.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.08.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,757,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,559,000 after buying an additional 655,933 shares in the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,927,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,179,000 after purchasing an additional 163,654 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,198,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,907,000 after purchasing an additional 19,935 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,091,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,285,000 after purchasing an additional 51,301 shares in the last quarter.

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.