HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 234,798 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

HighTower Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 80.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 56,112 shares of the company’s stock after selling 234,798 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $4,654,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VIGI. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 195,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,607,000 after purchasing an additional 27,288 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $396,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 12,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,009,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Long Island Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Long Island Wealth Management Inc. now owns 28,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,304,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,475,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $89.98 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $88.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.24. The company has a market cap of $8.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $74.27 and a 52-week high of $91.19.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th were given a $0.5418 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. This represents a $2.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 20th.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

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.