Eastern Bank Has $46.32 Million Stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Eastern Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 579,127 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,664 shares during the period. Eastern Bank’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $46,324,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VIGI. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 44,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,841 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,187,000 after acquiring an additional 23,819 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 98,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,982,000 after acquiring an additional 1,606 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 89.7% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 183,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,876,000 after purchasing an additional 86,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 77,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,077 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI traded down $0.45 during trading on Monday, hitting $78.85. 333,493 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 269,694. The stock has a market cap of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $77.28 and a fifty-two week high of $89.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $82.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.11.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.2619 per share. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.