Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 226,300 shares, a growth of 53.9% from the November 15th total of 147,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 215,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth about $3,553,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 85.7% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 50,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,160,000 after buying an additional 23,240 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10,000.0% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after buying an additional 1,520 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, reaching $83.03. The company had a trading volume of 202,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 244,290. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $84.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.15. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $76.87 and a 12-month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a $0.312 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%.

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.