GEN Financial Management INC. Acquires New Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

GEN Financial Management INC. acquired a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 319,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,587,000. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises 16.6% of GEN Financial Management INC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. GEN Financial Management INC. owned about 0.37% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth $34,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth $40,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth $52,000. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 202.3% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 665 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter valued at about $75,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $81.86 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.97. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.16 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 issued a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%.

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.