Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Sees Large Volume Increase

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 796,241 shares were traded 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 Price Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average is $80.58 and its 200-day moving average is $77.46. The company has a market capitalization 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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a $0.434 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $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.