GEN Financial Management INC. Lowers Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

GEN Financial Management INC. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 29.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 222,559 shares of the company’s stock after selling 93,112 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up approximately 16.4% of GEN Financial Management INC.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. GEN Financial Management INC.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $20,057,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 597.2% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.5% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.8% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 62,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,218,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares in the last quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 19.3% during the second quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 55.4% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $90.18 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $89.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.41. The company has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $74.27 and a 1-year high of $91.19.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.