Financial Connections Group Inc. Acquires 6,495 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Financial Connections Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 6.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 104,106 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,495 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises about 4.0% of Financial Connections Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Financial Connections Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $8,327,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,802,000 after acquiring an additional 435,854 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,927,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,179,000 after acquiring an additional 163,654 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,647,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,416,000 after purchasing an additional 36,453 shares during the period. Parcion Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,179,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,086,000 after purchasing an additional 30,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $64,616,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $83.25 on Wednesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $77.28 and a 52-week high of $89.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $81.72 and a 200-day moving average of $83.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.