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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,780 shares, a growth of 283.4% from the June 30th total of 20,809 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 274,787 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 199.9% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,481,000 after purchasing an additional 25,742 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 20,535.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 19,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,729,000 after acquiring an additional 19,098 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 8,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after acquiring an additional 1,247 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 566.3% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 54,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,929,000 after acquiring an additional 46,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $202,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock traded up $1.04 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $96.20. 225,397 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 388,125. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $85.23 and a twelve month high of $96.60. The company has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.81.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.5337 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%.

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.