Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Up 138.3% in January

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 256,400 shares, an increase of 138.3% from the December 31st total of 107,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 272,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

VIGI traded down $0.77 during trading on Friday, hitting $82.57. The stock had a trading volume of 226,688 shares, compared to its average volume of 320,314. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.99. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $77.28 and a twelve month high of $89.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a PE ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

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 given a $0.2619 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC now owns 72,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,834,000 after buying an additional 2,611 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 114,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,192,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 134,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,729,000 after buying an additional 7,481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 50,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,223,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the last quarter.

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.