Penobscot Wealth Management Takes Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Penobscot Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 2,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.5% in the first quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 34,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,857,000 after acquiring an additional 1,796 shares during the period. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 94,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,860,000 after purchasing an additional 5,567 shares during the last quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 26,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,183,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the period. Meridian Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Meridian Financial LLC now owns 4,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after buying an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Financial Planning Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Planning Inc. now owns 16,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,335,000 after buying an additional 2,669 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $90.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.10 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $74.27 and a 1-year high of $91.19. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $88.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.32.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.5418 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.40%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.