Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Shares Sold by SAM Advisors LLC

SAM Advisors LLC cut its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 722,438 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,389 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up approximately 17.2% of SAM Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. SAM Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $54,501,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VXUS. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 211.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 109,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,435,000 after purchasing an additional 74,085 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 65,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,142 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 87.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 24,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,544,000 after purchasing an additional 11,622 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,441 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $247,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $85.34 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $83.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.89. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $66.25 and a 1-year high of $87.06. The firm has a market cap of $147.98 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.0795 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company 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.