Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Acquires 3,158 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 0.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 423,683 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,158 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $26,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Bellevue Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 171.5% in the first quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 121.5% in the 1st quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $69.75 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $93.22 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.08. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $54.98 and a one year high of $69.56.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.4851 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.78%.

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.