Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Decreases By 35.6%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 165,100 shares, a drop of 35.6% from the January 15th total of 256,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 283,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc now owns 8,070 shares of the company’s stock valued at $645,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, PDS Planning Inc grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 62,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,549,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VIGI traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $84.60. The stock had a trading volume of 221,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 307,092. The company has a market capitalization of $7.40 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.94. 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.