Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Invests $80,000 in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI)

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (NASDAQ:VIGI) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,014 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $80,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacifica Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 104.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,300.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF by 57.7% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 542 shares during the period.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIGI opened at $78.48 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of 20.38 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $68.45 and a 1 year high of $82.95.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a $0.434 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.21%. This is a positive change from Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37.

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF Company 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.