Curran Financial Partners LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Curran Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 30.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 183,734 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,152 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises about 2.8% of Curran Financial Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Curran Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $10,827,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Nemes Rush Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 449.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% in the fourth quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VXUS opened at $61.08 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $56.48 and a twelve month high of $65.52. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.62.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors 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 boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.58%.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 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.