Blue Trust Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 52.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,916 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,447 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $836,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 109.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,427,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,412,000 after purchasing an additional 746,840 shares during the last quarter. Bricktown Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1,244.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bricktown Capital LLC now owns 768,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,763,000 after purchasing an additional 711,497 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17,047.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 292,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,950,000 after purchasing an additional 291,004 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter worth about $16,565,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VXUS opened at $60.80 on Thursday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $56.48 and a 1 year high of $65.52. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $60.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.59. The company has a market capitalization of $77.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.61%.

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.