Empower Advisory Group LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Empower Advisory Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 23.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,827 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,423 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $1,463,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 180,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,629,000 after buying an additional 49,650 shares in the last quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 728.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC now owns 17,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,032,000 after buying an additional 15,405 shares in the last quarter. Human Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 29,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,747,000 after buying an additional 874 shares in the last quarter. Meredith Wealth Planning increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 210.7% in the fourth quarter. Meredith Wealth Planning now owns 11,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $691,000 after buying an additional 7,948 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 133,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,870,000 after buying an additional 651 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS opened at $63.28 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.91 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $61.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.35%.

About Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

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.