Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 796,241 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 147% from the previous session’s volume of 322,882 shares.The stock last traded at $78.59 and had previously closed at $79.23.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $80.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $77.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a $0.434 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Morgan Stanley increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,202,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,123,000 after buying an additional 276,327 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,159,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,361,000 after purchasing an additional 174,495 shares during the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $118,450,000. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,404,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,212,000 after purchasing an additional 23,810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,198,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,518,000 after acquiring an additional 40,522 shares in the last quarter.

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.