Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. Increases Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 266,842 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,577 shares during the period. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises about 3.6% of Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $15,725,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its stake 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 worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. SimpliFi Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 6,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Hudock Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Hudock Inc. now owns 3,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.7% in the fourth 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 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $59.50 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $65.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $60.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.65.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.76%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change 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.