Benjamin Edwards Inc. Makes New $1.45 Million Investment in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 16,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,452,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth about $40,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, Atticus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 50.2% during the 2nd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 913 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $84.91 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $84.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.05 and a fifty-two week 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. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.312 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%.

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.