Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Shares Sold by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 37,754 shares of the company’s stock after selling 269 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $2,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VXUS. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 420,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,794,000 after acquiring an additional 3,563 shares in the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 98.3% during the 4th quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 13,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $819,000 after purchasing an additional 6,891 shares during the period. Arlington Trust Co LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2,304.7% in the 4th quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 24,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,453,000 after purchasing an additional 23,623 shares in the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 274.2% in the 4th quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $956,000 after buying an additional 11,893 shares during the period. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,809,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS stock opened at $61.84 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.48 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.50%.

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.