Morris Financial Concepts Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Morris Financial Concepts Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 26,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,641,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Morris Financial Concepts Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,377,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,442,009,000 after acquiring an additional 8,518,721 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,441,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $733,190,000 after acquiring an additional 753,783 shares during the period. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6,292.2% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,254,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,202,000 after acquiring an additional 10,093,895 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 6,423,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,893,000 after acquiring an additional 66,734 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,686,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,173,000 after acquiring an additional 138,344 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $69.75 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $54.98 and a 52-week high of $69.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $66.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.14. The stock has a market cap of $93.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.78%.

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.