Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Stock Sold by Optas LLC

Optas LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 13.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 112,575 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,161 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises about 1.3% of Optas LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Optas LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $9,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 31.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,202,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,020,484,000 after buying an additional 6,264,606 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 18,795,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,607,323,000 after acquiring an additional 750,600 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,363,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $707,520,000 after acquiring an additional 300,748 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,387,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $457,724,000 after acquiring an additional 109,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,686,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,342,000 after acquiring an additional 508,924 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VXUS traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $82.64. 4,728,440 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,937,752. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $72.11 and a 52-week high of $88.62. The company has a market capitalization of $161.47 billion, a PE ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $84.55 and its 200-day moving average is $83.55.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 18th were paid a $0.1562 dividend. This is a negative change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%.

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.