Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 44,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,596,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up 1.6% of Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 897,923.8% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,326,138,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,587,896,000 after acquiring an additional 1,325,991,074 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1,900.3% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 28,405,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,403,000 after acquiring an additional 26,985,803 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 49.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,310,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,461,684,000 after acquiring an additional 8,982,232 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $964,597,000. Finally, Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,834,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,280,000 after buying an additional 905,087 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $57.89. 2,535,755 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,266,685. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.25 and its 200-day moving average is $56.76. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $50.95 and a 12 month high of $60.70. The stock has a market cap of $66.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 20th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.223 per share. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th.

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.