Advisors Preferred LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Advisors Preferred LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 23.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,320 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,213 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Advisors Preferred LLC owned about 0.08% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $5,457,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 62,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,549,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 73,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,476,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $82.73 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09. The business’s 50-day moving average is $81.77 and its 200 day moving average is $83.94. The company has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date 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.