Financial Perspectives Inc Has $7.88 Million Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Financial Perspectives Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 2.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 96,594 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,642 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up approximately 3.0% of Financial Perspectives Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Financial Perspectives Inc’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $7,875,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. RWA Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 22,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,749,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Collective Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 54,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,359,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. StrategIQ Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. StrategIQ Financial Group LLC now owns 35,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,787,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 55,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,379,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,962,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $82.09. 130,387 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 277,186. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $80.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.11. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $68.45 and a 12 month high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a dividend of $0.536 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%.

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.