Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI Shares Purchased by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 106.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,691 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,565 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth $27,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at $34,000. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 65.1% during the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 578 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $86.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.35. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $74.27 and a 52-week high of $96.60.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.5646 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th.

About Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.