Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Decreases By 36.7%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 163,318 shares, a decrease of 36.7% from the May 31st total of 258,071 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 320,005 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 199.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 38,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,481,000 after buying an additional 25,742 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 20,535.5% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 19,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,729,000 after acquiring an additional 19,098 shares during the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.2% in the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 8,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after acquiring an additional 1,247 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 566.3% in the second quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 54,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,929,000 after acquiring an additional 46,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter valued at $202,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $94.95 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.23 and a fifty-two week high of $96.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $93.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.47. The stock has a market cap of $8.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis 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.