Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 4.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,283 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,446 shares during the period. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VIGI. Pacifica Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% during the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 666 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.5% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $81.65. 262,512 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 333,099. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $80.41 and a 200-day moving average of $76.48. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $68.45 and a 52 week high of $82.95. The stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.30 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a dividend of $0.434 per share. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

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.