Leelyn Smith LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Leelyn Smith LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,543 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,826 shares during the period. Leelyn Smith LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $2,271,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VXUS. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 25,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,505,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 20,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,234,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 3,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 10,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $634,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $64.37 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $84.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $56.91 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.86.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.24%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

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.