Bahl & Gaynor Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 26.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,183 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,663 shares during the quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,760,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 666 shares during the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $80,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $78.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $80.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.52. The company has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a PE ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $68.45 and a 52-week high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.434 per share. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

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.