Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,800 shares, an increase of 49.6% from the May 31st total of 71,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 231,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $81.28 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.04. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $68.45 and a one year high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a dividend of $0.536 per share. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.64%. This is a boost from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 1st quarter worth $57,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

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.