Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 638,339 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,911 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $57,527,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Arrowroot Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,988,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 66.9% during the second quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 781 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 48,225 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,915 shares during the period. BCGM Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. BCGM Wealth Management LLC now owns 84,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,645,000 after purchasing an additional 2,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 88,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,019,000 after buying an additional 7,341 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $89.02 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.99. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $74.27 and a 1 year 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 given a $0.3627 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $1.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%.

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.