Moors & Cabot Inc. Purchases 560 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,820 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 560 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $461,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Hilltop National Bank raised its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the fourth quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 52.3% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 696 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $63.54 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $61.43 and its 200 day moving average is $61.86. The stock has a market cap of $83.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $56.91 and a 1-year 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.33%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.