Avestar Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Avestar Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 19,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,750,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VIGI. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 18,871.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 442,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,039,000 after acquiring an additional 439,887 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 13.5% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,665,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,665,000 after purchasing an additional 317,770 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 967.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 323,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,337,000 after purchasing an additional 292,760 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1,653.9% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 287,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,429,000 after purchasing an additional 271,479 shares during the period. Finally, Eastern Bank lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 67.6% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 577,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,978,000 after purchasing an additional 232,912 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $82.77 on Tuesday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $74.71 and a 52-week high of $89.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $85.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.92.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were given a $0.312 dividend. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th.

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.