Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Shares Acquired by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 35.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,967 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,632 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $619,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bellevue Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 171.5% during the first quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $43,000. Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 121.5% during the 1st quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $68.24 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $68.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.59. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $54.98 and a 12 month high of $71.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $94.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a $0.4851 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.

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.