Bristlecone Value Partners LLC Takes $4.53 Million Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIGI

Bristlecone Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 49,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,525,000. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up approximately 5.2% of Bristlecone Value Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Bristlecone Value Partners LLC owned 0.05% of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 26,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,466,000 after buying an additional 994 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 107,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,822,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 843.4% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 18,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after buying an additional 16,269 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 204,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,697,000 after buying an additional 2,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management now owns 301,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,553,000 after buying an additional 7,186 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

VIGI stock opened at $93.68 on Friday. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $85.23 and a 52 week high of $96.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $92.56 and its 200 day moving average is $92.17. The firm has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41 and a beta of 0.70.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a dividend of $0.5646 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.