Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 7,399,708 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 112% from the previous session’s volume of 3,490,117 shares.The stock last traded at $55.60 and had previously closed at $55.54.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $62.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.74. The stock has a market cap of $74.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.81 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.1909 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Brooklyn FI LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6,292.2% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,254,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,202,000 after buying an additional 10,093,895 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,377,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,442,009,000 after purchasing an additional 8,518,721 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $157,533,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,840,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $59,870,000.

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.