Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Down 30.2% in December

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 157,900 shares, a decline of 30.2% from the November 30th total of 226,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 231,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $80.67. 229,096 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 245,882. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $77.28 and a 52-week high of $89.09. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $83.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.15. The company has a market capitalization of $6.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

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

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.