Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Grows By 184.9%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 147,000 shares, an increase of 184.9% from the October 31st total of 51,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 211,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,553,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 85.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 50,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,160,000 after buying an additional 23,240 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10,000.0% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after acquiring an additional 1,520 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI traded up $0.88 during trading on Friday, hitting $83.99. 94,626 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 244,752. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $74.79 and a 12-month high of $89.09. The company has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $85.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.92.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a $0.312 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%.

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.