Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 7,007,628 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 132% from the previous session’s volume of 3,024,639 shares.The stock last traded at $64.63 and had previously closed at $64.57.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $77.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $62.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.12.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.272 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.68%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 28.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,423,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,919,911,000 after acquiring an additional 10,681,472 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,768,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $682,125,000 after buying an additional 167,767 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,271,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,876,000 after buying an additional 157,659 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 66.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,038,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,833,000 after buying an additional 2,003,672 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,413,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,104,000 after buying an additional 222,213 shares in the last quarter.

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.