Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS is Swisher Financial Concepts Inc.’s 2nd Largest Position

Swisher Financial Concepts Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 4.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 190,255 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,214 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises approximately 8.2% of Swisher Financial Concepts Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Swisher Financial Concepts Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $14,671,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,865,000 after buying an additional 5,963,412 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,152,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,737,000 after acquiring an additional 5,054,456 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,244,358,000 after acquiring an additional 4,651,939 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,600,343,000 after acquiring an additional 3,056,564 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,473,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,430,491,000 after acquiring an additional 2,841,876 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $86.77 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $150.46 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $66.25 and a 52 week high of $87.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.37.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a $0.3861 dividend. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th.

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.