Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS is Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s 3rd Largest Position

Verus Financial Partners Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 0.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,010,609 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,298 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up 7.5% of Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $83,507,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Gleason Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 1,268,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,686,000 after acquiring an additional 51,753 shares in the last quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 69.5% in the 4th quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC now owns 35,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,671,000 after acquiring an additional 14,515 shares in the last quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $511,000. Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,929,000. Finally, James J. Burns & Company LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 573,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,284,000 after purchasing an additional 20,337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $85.08 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.69. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $67.85 and a one year high of $88.62. The firm has a market cap of $147.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.3861 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 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.