American Financial & Tax Strategies Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

American Financial & Tax Strategies Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,124 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,477 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for about 2.0% of American Financial & Tax Strategies Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. American Financial & Tax Strategies Inc. owned 0.05% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $3,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $339,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after buying an additional 480 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 23,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,116,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 14.3% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 121,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,514,000 after acquiring an additional 15,199 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $83.46 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 market cap of $7.30 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50-day moving average of $81.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%.

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.