Advisors Preferred LLC Cuts Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Advisors Preferred LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 23.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,320 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,213 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up about 0.9% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $5,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VIGI. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,802,000 after purchasing an additional 435,854 shares during the last quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,927,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,179,000 after buying an additional 163,654 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,647,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,416,000 after buying an additional 36,453 shares during the period. Parcion Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,179,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,086,000 after buying an additional 30,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter worth about $64,616,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIGI opened at $82.73 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.94. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $77.28 and a 12 month high of $89.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. 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.