Short Interest in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Expands By 265.6%

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 121,000 shares, a growth of 265.6% from the September 30th total of 33,100 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 319,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 319,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $90.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.63. The company has a market capitalization of $9.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $74.27 and a fifty-two week high of $91.61.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were given a $0.3627 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $1.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%.

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. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 597.2% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Barry Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 19.3% in the second quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,186 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.5% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 55.4% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 1,509 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the first quarter valued at $307,000.

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.