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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,100 shares, a decrease of 82.9% from the September 15th total of 193,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 309,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 309,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $90.65 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $89.71 and a 200-day moving average of $87.92. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $74.27 and a 12-month high of $91.61. The company has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were given a dividend of $0.3627 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth $26,000. Topsail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 597.2% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 430 shares during 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.