Boston Financial Mangement LLC Sells 53,187 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Boston Financial Mangement LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 16.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 275,728 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,187 shares during the quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC owned approximately 0.33% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $22,411,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 7,832.6% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 184,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,671,000 after purchasing an additional 182,578 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4,778.0% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,000 after acquiring an additional 1,959 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 57,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,592,000 after acquiring an additional 2,829 shares during the period. Citizens Business Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $434,000. Finally, Tower View Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $87.99. 141,997 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 256,636. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $68.45 and a 12 month high of $88.31. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $83.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.26 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a dividend of $0.536 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st.

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.