Avestar Capital LLC Has $1.47 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Avestar Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 7.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,401 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,421 shares during the period. Avestar Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $1,472,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Castle Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. Castle Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $744,000 after purchasing an additional 2,405 shares during the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 104,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,327,000 after purchasing an additional 6,495 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 110,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,833,000 after buying an additional 3,245 shares during the last quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 246,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,738,000 after buying an additional 10,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Soltis Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI opened at $83.11 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.27 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $81.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $83.94. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.2619 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.