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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) shares saw an uptick in 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 Stock Up 0.5 %

The company has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $77.47.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were given a $0.434 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. now owns 29,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,435,000 after buying an additional 627 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter valued at about $127,361,000. Professional Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 38.3% in the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $201,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 53,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,383,000 after purchasing an additional 5,604 shares during 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.