New Century Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

New Century Financial Group LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 7,425 shares of the company’s stock after selling 216 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,628,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,587,000 after purchasing an additional 173,781 shares during the last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 3,414,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,072,000 after acquiring an additional 21,376 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,062,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,280,000 after acquiring an additional 36,046 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,599,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,512,000 after acquiring an additional 170,800 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $61.08 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.78 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $60.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.62. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $56.48 and a twelve month 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.58%.

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.