Wealthfront Advisers LLC Purchases 247,545 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 1,426.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 264,900 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 247,545 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $21,189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth about $52,000. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 904.5% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 894 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 805 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI opened at $83.16 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $82.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $84.05. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $77.28 and a 52-week high of $89.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.70 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.2619 dividend. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.