Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) shares hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $84.32 and last traded at $84.31, with a volume of 2108728 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $82.63.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 1.4%

The stock has a market cap of $145.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $79.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.31.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 211.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 109,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,435,000 after purchasing an additional 74,085 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 65,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,142 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 87.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 24,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,544,000 after purchasing an additional 11,622 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.7% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,441 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $247,000.

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.