Howard Financial Services LTD. Reduces Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Howard Financial Services LTD. trimmed its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 179,230 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,658 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up 2.0% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Howard Financial Services LTD. owned approximately 0.20% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $14,337,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VIGI. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $52,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $80.20 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $81.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.02. The stock has a market cap of $7.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.