Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $99.71 and last traded at $99.68, with a volume of 26301 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $99.32.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.2%

The stock has a market cap of $9.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.35.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.5337 per share. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

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

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.