N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 34.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 470,599 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 119,919 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for about 2.6% of N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $27,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 6,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 25,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,505,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hudock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Hudock Inc. now owns 3,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $60.92 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.58. The firm has a market cap of $77.57 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $56.48 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. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.60%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 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.