North Star Investment Management Corp. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 15.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 76,624 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,159 shares during the quarter. 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 quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Triumph Capital Management raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 47.7% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Gould Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Navalign LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS opened at $84.48 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $146.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $67.85 and a 1-year high of $88.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.