HighTower Advisors LLC Has $23.27 Million Stock Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 290,910 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,186 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.33% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $23,270,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VIGI. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $75,324,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $64,616,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,802,000 after acquiring an additional 435,854 shares during the last quarter. GEN Financial Management INC. bought a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,587,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1,426.4% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 264,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,189,000 after purchasing an additional 247,545 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

VIGI opened at $84.50 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.02. The stock has a market cap of $7.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.54 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 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.