Royal Bank of Canada Grows Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 2.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 687,632 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,296 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $60,828,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 99.5% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $97.24 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $85.23 and a 52 week high of $98.09. The company has a market cap of $9.08 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a 50 day moving average of $94.34 and a 200 day moving average of $92.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.