Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) Short Interest Down 52.9% in February

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 165,747 shares, a drop of 52.9% from the January 29th total of 352,081 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 544,417 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 544,417 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $95.97 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $74.27 and a 1 year high of $96.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $93.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.19.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,793,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $621,244,000 after buying an additional 200,374 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $597,457,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,834,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,482,000 after acquiring an additional 86,461 shares during the period. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,035,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,178,000 after purchasing an additional 105,177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,456,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,485,000 after purchasing an additional 53,740 shares during the period.

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.