American Trust Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

American Trust lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 150,716 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,975 shares during the quarter. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises about 1.1% of American Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. American Trust’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $13,305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 61.7% during the 2nd quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 1,545 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 646,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,553,000 after acquiring an additional 11,034 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 67,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,923 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Silver Lake Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $206,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIGI opened at $83.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $75.82 and a 52 week high of $89.09. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $84.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.15.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.312 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%.

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.