Apella Capital LLC Invests $6.98 Million in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Apella Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 74,397 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,978,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,793,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $621,244,000 after buying an additional 200,374 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $597,457,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position 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 worth $343,482,000 after acquiring an additional 86,461 shares during the period. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 105,177 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,307,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,548,000 after acquiring an additional 19,307 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VIGI stock opened at $92.83 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $85.23 and a twelve month high of $96.60. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.5337 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%.

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.