Arkadios Wealth Advisors Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 14.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 188,598 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,940 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises 0.6% of Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $11,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sageworth Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 3,414,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,072,000 after buying an additional 21,376 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,062,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,280,000 after acquiring an additional 36,046 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,599,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,512,000 after acquiring an additional 170,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 109.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,427,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,412,000 after acquiring an additional 746,840 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS opened at $59.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.65. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $65.52. The firm has a market cap of $75.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.76%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.