Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Down 36.7% in July

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 141,500 shares, a decline of 36.7% from the July 15th total of 223,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 201,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ VIGI traded up $1.23 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $83.49. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 122,631 shares, compared to its average volume of 265,012. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $68.45 and a 12 month high of $85.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $82.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $0.536 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.57%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,347,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,424,000 after purchasing an additional 188,061 shares in the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.6% during the second quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,674,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,132,000 after buying an additional 133,170 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the first quarter worth about $127,361,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 948,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,217,000 after buying an additional 45,303 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,187,000 after buying an additional 23,819 shares in the last quarter.

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.