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

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGIGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 301,944 shares, an increase of 197.7% from the July 30th total of 101,437 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 271,999 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $98.62. The stock had a trading volume of 191,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 368,561. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $85.23 and a 12 month high of $99.88. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.68. The company has a market cap of $9.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.5337 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $597,457,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,046,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,327,000 after buying an additional 209,820 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,748,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,800,000 after buying an additional 206,850 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,793,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $621,244,000 after buying an additional 200,374 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3,512.3% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC now owns 118,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,796,000 after buying an additional 114,781 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

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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.

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