Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Declines By 52.9%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 165,747 shares, a decline of 52.9% from the January 29th total of 352,081 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 544,417 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 544,417 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 273,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,466,000 after acquiring an additional 8,196 shares during the period. VeraBank N.A. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. VeraBank N.A. now owns 317,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,615,000 after purchasing an additional 3,114 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 73,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,064 shares during the last quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21.0% in the third quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 118,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,593,000 after purchasing an additional 20,506 shares during the period. Finally, Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,456,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,485,000 after buying an additional 53,740 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $95.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $74.27 and a 12 month high of $96.53. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $93.49 and its 200-day moving average is $91.19.

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.