Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Shares Bought by Scotia Capital Inc.

Scotia Capital Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 2,221.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 84,623 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 80,978 shares during the period. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $5,255,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bellevue Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 171.5% during the first quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC now owns 467 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 121.5% during the first quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 1.2%

VXUS stock opened at $69.08 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $96.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.69. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $54.98 and a twelve month high of $71.08.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th were given a dividend of $0.4851 per share. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 20th. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 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.