Barclays PLC Raises Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 12.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,790 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,520 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VIGI. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 44,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,627,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,187,000 after purchasing an additional 23,819 shares during the period. Financial Perspectives Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 98,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,982,000 after purchasing an additional 1,606 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 89.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 183,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,876,000 after purchasing an additional 86,567 shares during the period. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 77,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after buying an additional 1,077 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $78.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.10. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 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.