Advisors Preferred LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Advisors Preferred LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 17.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 27,696 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,724 shares during the quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,450,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Arax Advisory Partners bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $95.10 on Wednesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $85.23 and a 12-month high of $96.60. The company has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.64.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.5337 per share. 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.