Capital Advantage Inc. Acquires 13,164 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Capital Advantage Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 431,269 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,164 shares during the period. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for 5.3% of Capital Advantage Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Capital Advantage Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $39,440,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VIGI. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. lifted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Weatherly Asset Management L. P. now owns 273,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,466,000 after acquiring an additional 8,196 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,456,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,485,000 after acquiring an additional 53,740 shares during the period. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21.0% in the third quarter. Buttonwood Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 118,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,593,000 after purchasing an additional 20,506 shares during the last quarter. Baxter Bros Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17.0% in the third quarter. Baxter Bros Inc. now owns 94,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,504,000 after purchasing an additional 13,799 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 645,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,805,000 after purchasing an additional 7,027 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 2.8%

NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $85.61 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.35. The stock has a market cap of $8.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.75. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $74.27 and a 1-year high of $96.60.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be given a dividend of $0.5646 per share. This represents a $2.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53.

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.