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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 111,159 shares, a drop of 77.1% from the September 15th total of 485,099 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 293,105 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Formidable Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC now owns 13,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,239,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 55,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,213,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 2,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.8% in the second quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 4,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $94.61 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $97.22 and a 200-day moving average of $94.40. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.23 and a fifty-two week high of $99.99. The stock has a market cap of $8.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

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.