Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Decreases By 30.2%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 157,900 shares, a decrease of 30.2% from the November 30th total of 226,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 231,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI traded down $0.03 during trading on Friday, reaching $80.67. The stock had a trading volume of 229,096 shares, compared to its average volume of 245,882. The company has a market capitalization of $6.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.13. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $77.28 and a one year high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,025,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 62,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,549,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. now owns 73,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,476,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company 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.