Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC Takes $1.76 Million Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 22,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,761,000. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 44,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,627,000 after buying an additional 1,841 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,187,000 after buying an additional 23,819 shares in the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 98,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,982,000 after buying an additional 1,606 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 89.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 183,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,876,000 after purchasing an additional 86,567 shares during the period. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 77,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,077 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $78.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $82.16 and its 200 day moving average is $84.10. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued 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 1.33%.

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.