Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Stake Cut by Optas LLC

Optas LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 126,681 shares of the company’s stock after selling 425 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up 1.6% of Optas LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Optas LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $7,465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,628,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,587,000 after buying an additional 173,781 shares during the last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co raised its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 3,414,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,072,000 after acquiring an additional 21,376 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,062,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,280,000 after acquiring an additional 36,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.0% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,599,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,512,000 after acquiring an additional 170,800 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $60.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $56.48 and a 1-year high of $65.52. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.56. The company has a market capitalization of $76.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Profile

The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex US index, a market-cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 99% of the world’s global market capitalization outside the US. VXUS was launched on Jan 26, 2011 and is managed by Vanguard.