Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Update

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,780 shares, an increase of 283.4% from the June 30th total of 20,809 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 274,787 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. William Mack & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $294,000. Farrell Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $212,000. Warner Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 12,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,174,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $268,000. Finally, Professional Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 13.9% during the second quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 26,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,466,000 after buying an additional 3,229 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIGI stock traded up $1.26 during trading on Friday, hitting $95.16. The stock had a trading volume of 234,945 shares, compared to its average volume of 389,288. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $85.23 and a twelve month high of $96.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $94.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.81.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.5337 dividend. This represents a $2.13 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.