Financial Symmetry Inc Cuts Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Financial Symmetry Inc reduced its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 24,437 shares of the company’s stock after selling 448 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises 1.0% of Financial Symmetry Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Financial Symmetry Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $1,440,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 25,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,505,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 20,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,234,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 10,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $634,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $62.87 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $81.10 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $56.91 and a 52 week high of $65.52. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $61.79.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $1.0049 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.39%.

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.