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

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 6,794,558 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 126% from the previous session’s volume of 3,011,192 shares.The stock last traded at $60.64 and had previously closed at $60.95.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.87. The firm has a market cap of $74.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a $0.272 dividend. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 28.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,423,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,919,911,000 after purchasing an additional 10,681,472 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.1% during the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,271,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,876,000 after purchasing an additional 157,659 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 66.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,038,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,833,000 after acquiring an additional 2,003,672 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% in the second quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,413,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,104,000 after acquiring an additional 222,213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sageworth Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 3,414,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,072,000 after acquiring an additional 21,376 shares in the last quarter.

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.