Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Shares Purchased by Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 94.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,195 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,820 shares during the quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $1,257,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fonville Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Fonville Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 4,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Community Bank N.A. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.6% in the first quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 3,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 25,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,738,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 8,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $554,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $72.75 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $54.98 and a 12-month high of $74.21. The company has a market capitalization of $101.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $71.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.32.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th were paid a $0.3597 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%.

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.