Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI Shares Sold by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 65.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,502 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,954 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $686,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VIGI. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Family CFO Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $74,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 68.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $92.35 on Thursday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $85.23 and a 1 year high of $96.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.12. The firm has a market cap of $8.80 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53.

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.