Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Shares Purchased by American Trust

American Trust lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 109.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 166,691 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 87,034 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for approximately 1.1% of American Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. American Trust owned 0.20% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $13,549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter worth $906,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth about $2,139,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 329,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,760,000 after purchasing an additional 6,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 13.5% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,665,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,665,000 after purchasing an additional 317,770 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIGI opened at $88.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $7.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $68.45 and a 12 month high of $89.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $85.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.58.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a $0.312 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.42%.

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.