Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Up 48.1% in February

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 181,700 shares, an increase of 48.1% from the February 13th total of 122,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 309,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 45,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,013,000 after purchasing an additional 832 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $239,000. BluePointe Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,918,000 after acquiring an additional 433 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

VIGI stock opened at $84.50 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.54 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09. The business’s fifty day moving average is $82.83 and its 200-day moving average is $83.98.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.