Essential Planning LLC. Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Essential Planning LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 5,591.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 769,477 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 755,957 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises approximately 0.3% of Essential Planning LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Essential Planning LLC. owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF worth $47,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VXUS. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 52.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 22,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,438,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 11.4% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $572,000 after acquiring an additional 906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 40.7% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 409,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,504,000 after acquiring an additional 118,502 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS stock opened at $62.38 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $79.43 billion, a PE ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $56.91 and a one year high of $65.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $61.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.86.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $1.0049 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.44%.

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.