Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Shares Purchased by Merit Financial Group LLC

Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 115,379 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,120 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $9,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Narodna banka Slovenska purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the first quarter valued at $1,112,818,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 31.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,202,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,020,484,000 after purchasing an additional 6,264,606 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% during the 4th 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 period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $87.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $160.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $70.36 and a 12-month high of $88.62. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $85.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3861 per share. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

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.