Eastern Bank Purchases 1,664 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Eastern Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 579,127 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,664 shares during the period. Eastern Bank owned about 0.66% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $46,324,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 44,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,187,000 after purchasing an additional 23,819 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 98,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,982,000 after buying an additional 1,606 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 89.7% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 183,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,876,000 after buying an additional 86,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 77,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after buying an additional 1,077 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI traded down $0.45 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $78.85. 333,493 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 269,694. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.11. The company has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.33%.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.