HighTower Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,703,472 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,188 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF worth $100,386,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 120,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,081,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 7,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $461,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the period. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 87,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,143,000 after buying an additional 1,141 shares during the period. Geometric Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 21.5% in the fourth quarter. Geometric Wealth Advisors now owns 8,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after buying an additional 1,545 shares during the period. Finally, Smith & Howard Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Smith & Howard Wealth Management LLC now owns 45,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,700,000 after buying an additional 1,645 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

VXUS opened at $62.81 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $79.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $61.19 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 business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.40%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

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.