Paladin Advisory Group LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Paladin Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,026 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the quarter. Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VIGI. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $322,000. Warner Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33.8% during the 4th quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 10,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $825,000 after purchasing an additional 2,626 shares in the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 4,795 shares in the last quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 31,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,473,000 after purchasing an additional 3,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $268,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

VIGI traded up $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $77.56. 219,937 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 318,701. The company’s 50-day moving average is $80.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.20. The company has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $68.45 and a 12-month high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. This is a boost from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%.

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.