Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 8.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 34,286 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,679 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,743,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 20.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $839,000 after acquiring an additional 1,639 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the second quarter worth about $206,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17.3% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,665,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,665,000 after acquiring an additional 317,770 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $80.20 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $77.28 and a 1 year high of $89.09. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.05.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.31%.

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.