North Star Investment Management Corp. Increases Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 15.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 76,624 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,159 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $5,908,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. Gleason Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 1,268,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,686,000 after acquiring an additional 51,753 shares during the last quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 69.5% during the 4th quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC now owns 35,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,671,000 after purchasing an additional 14,515 shares during the last quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $511,000. James J. Burns & Company LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 573,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,284,000 after purchasing an additional 20,337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,929,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $84.48 on Monday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $67.85 and a 12-month high of $88.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $84.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $146.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3861 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

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.