Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Shares Bought by Sovereign Financial Group Inc.

Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 14.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,675 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 722 shares during the period. Sovereign Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 38.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,741,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,187,503,000 after purchasing an additional 10,430,618 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1,900.3% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 28,405,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,403,000 after buying an additional 26,985,803 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 16,265.3% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,869,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,820,000 after buying an additional 14,778,366 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,768,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,125,000 after acquiring an additional 167,767 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,834,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,280,000 after acquiring an additional 905,087 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $60.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $68.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $50.95 and a 12 month high of $62.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $60.70 and its 200-day moving average is $59.08.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were given a $0.484 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.21%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.

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.