WMS Partners LLC Has $5.74 Million Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

WMS Partners LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 8.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 70,376 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,557 shares during the period. WMS Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $5,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 348,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,631,000 after purchasing an additional 2,552 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the period. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 326.5% in the 4th quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 21,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,722,000 after purchasing an additional 16,618 shares during the period. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 486.4% in the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 23,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,882,000 after purchasing an additional 19,674 shares during the period. Finally, Silverlake Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ VIGI traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $83.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 140,089 shares, compared to its average volume of 267,434. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $68.45 and a twelve month high of $84.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were given a $0.536 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.56%. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

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.