LPL Financial LLC Increases Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,051,869 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,671 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $84,139,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VIGI. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 134.0% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 3,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 1,885 shares during the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after acquiring an additional 929 shares during the period. Bestgate Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $345,000. Stokes Family Office LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 58,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,642,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. Finally, FreeGulliver LLC increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. FreeGulliver LLC now owns 149,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,958,000 after purchasing an additional 7,582 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $84.81 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $83.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.89. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.42 billion, a PE ratio of 22.54 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.5232 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.