Howard Financial Services LTD. Purchases 10,901 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Howard Financial Services LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 5.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 197,383 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,901 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises 1.8% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Howard Financial Services LTD. owned approximately 0.21% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $18,432,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $597,457,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 25.1% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,046,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,327,000 after purchasing an additional 209,820 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,748,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,800,000 after purchasing an additional 206,850 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,793,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $621,244,000 after purchasing an additional 200,374 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3,512.3% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC now owns 118,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,796,000 after purchasing an additional 114,781 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VIGI stock opened at $97.86 on Wednesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $85.23 and a 1-year high of $98.09. The firm has a market cap of $9.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The business’s 50 day moving average is $94.48 and its 200-day moving average is $93.01.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.5337 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 annualized dividend and a 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.