Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 354,300 shares, a growth of 94.5% from the August 15th total of 182,200 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 266,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 266,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Topsail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the first quarter valued at $34,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 100.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 597.2% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $90.02 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.41 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s fifty day moving average is $88.95 and its 200 day moving average is $86.94. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.27 and a fifty-two week high of $91.19.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.5418 per share. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 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.