Ellis Investment Partners LLC Buys 8,642 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Ellis Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 217.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,615 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,642 shares during the quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $743,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VXUS. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the fourth quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $62.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $80.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $56.91 and a 1 year high of $65.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $60.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.61.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.