Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Acquires 6,729 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,440 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,729 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,881,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Connections Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,755,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 55,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,516,000 after acquiring an additional 1,797 shares during the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,651,000. Patten Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 11,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $933,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Destiny Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33.5% in the 2nd quarter. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC now owns 125,280 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,183,000 after purchasing an additional 31,403 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VIGI traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $87.82. 142,686 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 257,322. The firm has a market cap of $7.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.56. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $68.45 and a 1-year high of $88.31.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $0.536 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.44%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.