CWS Financial Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

CWS Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,262 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,301,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $52,000. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 202.3% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 665 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 904.5% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 894 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 805 shares during the period. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $100,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

VIGI opened at $84.36 on Tuesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $77.28 and a 1-year high of $89.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.38 billion, a PE ratio of 22.70 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $81.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.07.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%.

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.