Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,809 shares, a decline of 87.3% from the June 15th total of 163,318 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 276,711 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 280,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,641,000 after buying an additional 7,232 shares in the last quarter. Asempa Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $610,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 225.0% in the fourth quarter. Triad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,385,000 after purchasing an additional 10,481 shares during the period. Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,265,000. Finally, DeLarme Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,258,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.3%

VIGI traded down $0.33 on Monday, hitting $94.61. 294,977 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 397,453. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.23 and a fifty-two week high of $96.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $93.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.60. The stock has a market cap of $8.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.5337 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company 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.