Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 422,168 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,851 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $33,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tower View Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Business Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth $434,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 57,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,592,000 after purchasing an additional 2,829 shares in the last quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,462,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $79.73 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $80.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.79. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $68.45 and a 1-year high of $82.95. The company has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.434 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%.

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.