Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) shares saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 4,762,990 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the previous session’s volume of 8,241,705 shares.The stock last traded at $87.23 and had previously closed at $86.98.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.1%

The company has a market cap of $150.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $83.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.07.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a dividend of $0.0795 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 17,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 4,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. WP Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 6,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steph & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 132 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.