Empirical Finance LLC Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Empirical Finance LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 3.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 60,658 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,419 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $3,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 23,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,268,000 after buying an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17.7% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 12,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after acquiring an additional 1,886 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter worth $32,549,000. Invst LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at $222,000. Finally, AllSquare Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of VXUS traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $62.89. 2,154,443 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,115,212. The company has a market capitalization of $75.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50 day moving average is $61.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.39. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $50.95 and a 52 week high of $63.10.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were issued a $0.484 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

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.