Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Down 27.3% in August

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 212,300 shares, a decline of 27.3% from the August 15th total of 292,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 187,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $228,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 1,861 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 11,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $922,000 after buying an additional 455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,000 after buying an additional 779 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $87.03 on Monday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $68.45 and a 52 week high of $88.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $84.58 and its 200-day moving average is $82.08. The company has a market capitalization of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a $0.536 dividend. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

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.