Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Up 53.9% in November

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 226,300 shares, a growth of 53.9% from the November 15th total of 147,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 215,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $52,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

NASDAQ VIGI opened at $83.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $75.82 and a 1-year high of $89.09. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $84.46 and a 200-day moving average of $84.15.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a $0.312 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%.

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.