Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 191,300 shares, adeclineof26.6% from the July 15th total of 260,500 shares. Currently,0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 302,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 302,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently,0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIGI opened at $90.52 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $88.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $86.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $74.27 and a one year high of $91.19.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.5418 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Clarion Wealth Managment Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter worth $13,063,000. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.1% in the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 45,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,934,000 after purchasing an additional 4,180 shares during the last quarter. Finward Bancorp lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 11.4% in the second quarter. Finward Bancorp now owns 13,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 18.4% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 35.1% in the second quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 5,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430 shares during the last quarter.

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.