Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Up 138.3% in January

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 256,400 shares, an increase of 138.3% from the December 31st total of 107,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 272,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI traded up $0.98 during trading on Thursday, reaching $83.34. The stock had a trading volume of 279,481 shares, compared to its average volume of 325,246. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $77.28 and a 1-year high of $89.09. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $81.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.99. The stock has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.2619 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 20.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $839,000 after buying an additional 1,639 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17.3% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $100,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period.

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.