New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 108,661 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,958 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for 1.6% of New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $8,620,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. Parcion Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $118,450,000. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,202,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,123,000 after purchasing an additional 276,327 shares during the last quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $18,575,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 7,832.6% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 184,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,671,000 after purchasing an additional 182,578 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 192.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 260,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,554,000 after purchasing an additional 171,061 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI stock traded up $0.37 on Friday, hitting $78.85. 269,632 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 323,081. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $68.45 and a one year high of $82.95. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $80.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.434 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

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.