Royal Bank of Canada Buys 15,296 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 2.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 687,632 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,296 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned approximately 0.72% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $60,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Strive Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 99.5% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $97.24 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $94.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.95. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $85.23 and a twelve month high of $98.09. The company has a market capitalization of $9.08 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.