Efficient Advisors LLC Has $40.81 Million Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Efficient Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 5.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 692,479 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,758 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for 2.6% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $40,808,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VXUS. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 112,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,295,000 after acquiring an additional 6,384 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter worth $208,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter worth $6,033,000. Verus Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 1,086,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,185,000 after acquiring an additional 4,795 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 52.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 696 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $63.88 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $61.05 and its 200-day moving average is $61.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.34 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. 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 firm also recently announced 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 represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

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.