Empirical Finance LLC Sells 2,419 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Empirical Finance LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 3.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor 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 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tidemark LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Cetera Trust Company N.A bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 50.3% in the first quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 66.8% in the first quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc now owns 924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ICA Group Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $59,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS traded up $0.54 on Friday, hitting $62.89. 2,154,443 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,115,212. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $50.95 and a 12 month high of $63.10. The company has a market cap of $75.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $61.16 and its 200-day moving average is $59.39.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.