Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Shares Acquired by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 7,832.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 184,909 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 182,578 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $14,671,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth $64,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 57.7% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $79.73 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $68.45 and a 52 week high of $82.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $80.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.79.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.434 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%.

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.