Hopwood Financial Services Inc. Takes $1.22 Million Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,215,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Hopwood Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $157,533,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 1,086,489 shares during the period. 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $59,870,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,601.5% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 899,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,979,000 after acquiring an additional 883,244 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VXUS opened at $62.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $61.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.86. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $56.91 and a 12-month high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. 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.