Vawter Financial Ltd. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Vawter Financial Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,181 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 528 shares during the quarter. Vawter Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VXUS. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the fourth quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $63.28 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $60.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.62. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $56.91 and a 52-week high of $65.52. The company has a market cap of $80.58 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $1.0049 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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.