Breakwater Investment Management Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Breakwater Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 218,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,196,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF makes up approximately 6.1% of Breakwater Investment Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1,900.3% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 28,405,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,403,000 after purchasing an additional 26,985,803 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 16,265.3% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,869,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $861,820,000 after acquiring an additional 14,778,366 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 28.3% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,423,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,919,911,000 after acquiring an additional 10,681,472 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 419.2% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,864,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,727,000 after purchasing an additional 2,312,780 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 66.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,038,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,833,000 after purchasing an additional 2,003,672 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of VXUS stock traded down $1.03 on Friday, reaching $59.45. The stock had a trading volume of 5,079,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,025,006. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $50.95 and a 12 month high of $63.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $61.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.83.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st were issued a dividend of $0.484 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.26%.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 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.