Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 751,320 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 151% from the previous session’s volume of 299,524 shares.The stock last traded at $81.59 and had previously closed at $80.20.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 1.9 %

The company has a 50 day moving average of $81.72 and a 200-day moving average of $84.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,314,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,025,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Professional Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 62,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,549,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter.

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.