Bessemer Group Inc. Buys 5,978 Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) by 244.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,424 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,978 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $746,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. BCGM Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.7% in the first quarter. BCGM Wealth Management LLC now owns 88,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,824,000 after buying an additional 2,305 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 28,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,542,000 after acquiring an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 117,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,394,000 after purchasing an additional 2,316 shares in the last quarter. Good Harbor Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 56.6% during the 1st quarter. Good Harbor Advisors Inc. now owns 8,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after purchasing an additional 2,967 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M3 Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $381,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VIGI opened at $95.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.81. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $85.23 and a one year high of $96.60.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.5337 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $2.13 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Profile

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.