Gradient Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 1,422 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Gradient Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,519 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,422 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Gradient Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $3,861,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after buying an additional 2,498,437 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after acquiring an additional 1,086,489 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 109.7% during the 3rd quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,427,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,412,000 after buying an additional 746,840 shares during the last quarter. Manuka Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $21,306,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17,047.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 292,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,950,000 after acquiring an additional 291,004 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $61.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $78.88 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $56.48 and a twelve month high of $65.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $60.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.58.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.49%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

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.