Leavell Investment Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 110,429 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,245 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $8,833,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter worth about $64,616,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 18,871.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 442,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,039,000 after buying an additional 439,887 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 16.4% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,101,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,802,000 after buying an additional 435,854 shares during the last quarter. GEN Financial Management INC. purchased a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,587,000. Finally, Eastern Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 67.6% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 577,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,978,000 after buying an additional 232,912 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $83.25 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $77.28 and a 52-week high of $89.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%.

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.