Root Financial Partners LLC Acquires 98,823 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Root Financial Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 123.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 178,556 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 98,823 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Root Financial Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $10,522,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 6,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hudock Inc. raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $62.79 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $60.34 and its 200 day moving average is $61.58. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $56.91 and a 52 week high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.