Renaissance Technologies LLC Invests $5.14 Million in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 66,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,141,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Narodna banka Slovenska purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,112,818,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its stake 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 boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% during 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 stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,358,000 after purchasing an additional 4,651,939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,600,343,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,564 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $86.32 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $84.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $82.43. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $69.94 and a twelve month high of $88.62. The company has a market capitalization of $158.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

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