Sage Investment Counsel LLC Makes New $545,000 Investment in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Sage Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 9,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hilltop National Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% in the 4th quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Hara Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $62.05 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $56.91 and a 52 week high of $65.52. The company’s 50 day moving average is $60.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.80. The company has a market cap of $79.01 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase 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 dividend yield of 6.48%.

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.