QRG Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 2,441 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Institutional & Family Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 503.8% during the second quarter. Institutional & Family Asset Management LLC now owns 320 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at about $75,000.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $82.91 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.73. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $71.75 and a 1 year high of $89.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.53 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.312 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%.

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.