Hills Bank & Trust Co Has $1.71 Million Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Hills Bank & Trust Co lessened its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 12.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,315 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,026 shares during the period. Hills Bank & Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $1,707,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. SimpliFi Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 22.9% in the 2nd quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 6,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,000 after buying an additional 1,267 shares during the last quarter. Dodds Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dodds Wealth LLC now owns 116,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,137,000 after buying an additional 12,827 shares during the last quarter. Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bryant Woods Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $882,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. David Kennon Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. David Kennon Inc now owns 257,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,507,000 after buying an additional 5,122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Shelter Ins Retirement Plan purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $18,984,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of VXUS stock traded up $1.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $63.44. 2,022,150 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,032,122. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.29. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $50.95 and a 52-week high of $63.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st were issued a $0.484 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 21st. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.05%.

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.