Sapient Capital LLC Buys 6,891 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 98.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,900 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,891 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 1,086,489 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 109.7% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,427,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,412,000 after acquiring an additional 746,840 shares during the period. Manuka Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $21,306,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17,047.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 292,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,950,000 after acquiring an additional 291,004 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VXUS opened at $61.95 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $78.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50 day moving average is $60.34 and its 200 day moving average is $61.58. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $56.48 and a 12-month high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This is an increase 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 dividend yield of 6.49%.

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.