Bell Investment Advisors Inc Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Bell Investment Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 604.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,508 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,152 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Fermata Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 6,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the period. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 5,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 45.1% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $61.09. 191,135 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,089,369. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $62.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $61.91. The company has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $55.40 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a dividend of $0.272 per share. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 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.