Joel Adams & Associates Inc. Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Joel Adams & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 58,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,447,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for 3.1% of Joel Adams & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $200,546,000 after purchasing an additional 2,498,437 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,489 shares during the period. 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $59,870,000. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 109.7% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,427,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,412,000 after buying an additional 746,840 shares during the period. Finally, Manuka Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $21,306,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $63.28 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $60.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.62. The company has a market capitalization of $80.58 billion, a PE 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.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

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.