Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,500 shares, a decrease of 84.0% from the September 30th total of 315,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 189,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $84.96 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $86.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.22. The company has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 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 $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a $0.312 dividend. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 61.7% in the 2nd quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 1,545 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 646,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,553,000 after acquiring an additional 11,034 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 67,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,923 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 23,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,917,000 after purchasing an additional 674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter valued at about $28,000.

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.