Breakwater Capital Group Lowers Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Breakwater Capital Group lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 1.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 24,178 shares of the company’s stock after selling 452 shares during the period. Breakwater Capital Group’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% during the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

VIGI stock traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $81.28. The company had a trading volume of 143,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 279,085. The company has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.04. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $68.45 and a fifty-two week high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a $0.536 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.64%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

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.