Artesa Financial Group LLC Takes Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Artesa Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 7,790 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $712,000. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for 0.7% of Artesa Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,834,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,482,000 after purchasing an additional 86,461 shares during the period. Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.4% during the 4th 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 during the period. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd 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. Parcion Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,190,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,861,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,101,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,767,000 after purchasing an additional 13,426 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $93.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $85.23 and a one year high of $96.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $92.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.09.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.5646 per share. This represents a $2.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. This is an increase 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.