Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Stake Raised by Arax Advisory Partners

Arax Advisory Partners increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 73.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 412,278 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 174,523 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up about 0.9% of Arax Advisory Partners’ portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Arax Advisory Partners’ holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $31,122,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,865,000 after acquiring an additional 5,963,412 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,152,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,737,000 after acquiring an additional 5,054,456 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,244,358,000 after acquiring an additional 4,651,939 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,600,343,000 after acquiring an additional 3,056,564 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,473,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,430,491,000 after acquiring an additional 2,841,876 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $85.68 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $66.25 and a 1 year high of $87.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $83.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.93. The company has a market cap of $148.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.