Empirical Finance LLC Reduces Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Empirical Finance LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,161 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,497 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $3,310,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 6,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the 4th 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. Finally, Hudock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hudock Inc. now owns 3,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

VXUS opened at $61.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $78.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s 50 day moving average is $60.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.55. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $56.48 and a 52 week 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change 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 yield of 6.55%.

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.