Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Volume Increase

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 4,451,485 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 42% from the previous session’s volume of 3,137,847 shares.The stock last traded at $60.37 and had previously closed at $60.50.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $60.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.08. The company has a market cap of $68.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 21st were paid a dividend of $0.484 per share. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.22%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 21st. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Breakwater Investment Management bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the first quarter worth about $13,196,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares during the period. First Citizens Financial Corp increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.0% during the first quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 17,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 1,301 shares during the period. Verity Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 80,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,852,000 after acquiring an additional 3,299 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 50.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 969,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,436,000 after acquiring an additional 326,867 shares during the period.

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.