Scotia Capital Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Scotia Capital Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 95,422 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,799 shares during the quarter. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $6,593,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 18.8% in the second quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,865 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $207,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 560,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,730,000 after purchasing an additional 56,656 shares in the last quarter. Farnam Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Farnam Financial LLC now owns 15,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,084,000 after purchasing an additional 1,522 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thornburg Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $401,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $74.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $109.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $74.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.15. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $54.98 and a 52-week high of $75.89.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th were issued a $0.3597 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%.

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.