Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,780 shares, an increase of 283.4% from the June 30th total of 20,809 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 274,787 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIGI traded up $1.26 on Friday, reaching $95.16. 234,945 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 389,288. The stock has a market cap of $8.89 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $85.23 and a twelve month high of $96.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $94.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.81.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. ORG Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $1,239,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 5,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd 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.

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.