PFG Advisors Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

PFG Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 558.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 111,239 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 94,354 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $6,555,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hilltop National Bank increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 52.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $62.38 on Wednesday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $56.91 and a 12 month high of $65.52. The stock has a market cap of $79.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.86.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. This is a positive change 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 6.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.