Eastern Bank Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Eastern Bank trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 265,160 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,798 shares during the quarter. Eastern Bank’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $23,896,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $77,043,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3,292.9% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 741,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,507,000 after purchasing an additional 719,730 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 14.4% in the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,298,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,476,000 after acquiring an additional 540,548 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 29.0% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,876,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,601,000 after acquiring an additional 422,071 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 36.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 751,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,314,000 after acquiring an additional 201,433 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 2.0%

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $88.45 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $89.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.66. The stock has a market cap of $8.78 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $74.27 and a 12 month high of $91.61.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 19th were issued a dividend of $0.3627 per share. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th.

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.