Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Increases Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 271,962 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,424 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $21,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Patten Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,025,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,322,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 62,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,549,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $82.69 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $77.28 and a 1 year high of $89.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $81.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.01. The company has a market cap of $7.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $0.2619 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%.

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.