Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 8,000,321 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 158% from the previous session’s volume of 3,095,804 shares.The stock last traded at $59.25 and had previously closed at $59.22.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $61.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.25 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $1.0049 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.77%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 60,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after purchasing an additional 4,744 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 5,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 18,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,134,000 after buying an additional 688 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 462.9% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 19,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after buying an additional 16,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 239 shares during 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.