Allen Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Allen Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 39.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,203,056 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 338,746 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF comprises 1.1% of Allen Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Allen Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $92,768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Narodna banka Slovenska purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,112,818,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,865,000 after purchasing an additional 5,963,412 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,152,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,737,000 after purchasing an additional 5,054,456 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,244,358,000 after purchasing an additional 4,651,939 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,600,343,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,564 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VXUS opened at $83.37 on Monday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $67.85 and a 12 month high of $88.62. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $84.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $81.73. The firm has a market cap of $152.73 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.3861 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company 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.