Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Increases Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 87.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,618 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,480 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Topsail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter worth $34,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 100.0% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 430 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $90.72 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $89.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.10. The company has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion, a PE 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 $91.61.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.