Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 796,241 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 147% from the previous session’s volume of 322,882 shares.The stock last traded at $78.59 and had previously closed at $79.23.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $80.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.47. The stock has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.38 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 Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.434 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 666 shares during the last quarter.

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.