UBS Group AG Buys 24,976 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

UBS Group AG grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 652,010 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,976 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $59,626,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VIGI. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 25.1% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,046,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,327,000 after buying an additional 209,820 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $337,800,000 after buying an additional 206,850 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 15.8% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,116,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,885,000 after buying an additional 152,025 shares during the period. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,035,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,178,000 after buying an additional 105,177 shares during the period. Finally, TABR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $8,593,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $92.20 on Wednesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $85.23 and a 1 year high of $96.60. The company’s 50-day moving average is $90.91 and its 200 day moving average is $91.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.71.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.5646 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th.

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.