D.A. Davidson & CO. Sells 1,701 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

D.A. Davidson & CO. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,211 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,701 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $9,390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.8% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 62,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,218,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 37.3% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,614 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $2,054,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 26.4% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 17,954 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,436,000 after buying an additional 3,747 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $90.22 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $74.27 and a 1-year high of $91.19. The business has a 50-day moving average of $88.55 and a 200 day moving average of $84.41.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a $0.5418 dividend. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.