Kestra Advisory Services LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,172,476 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 71,362 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $69,094,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Hilltop National Bank grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the fourth 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 period. Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 52.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $63.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.87. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $56.91 and a 52-week high of $65.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.24 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.86.

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 paid a $1.0049 dividend. This is a positive change 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.33%.

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.