Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Expands By 53.9%

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 205.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 11,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $953,000 after purchasing an additional 7,885 shares during the last quarter. Silver Lake Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $4,235,000. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 374,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,466,000 after acquiring an additional 30,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family Investment Center Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Family Investment Center Inc. now owns 9,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $83.55 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $75.82 and a 1 year high of $89.09. The firm has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.15.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a dividend of $0.312 per share. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

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.