Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $85.32 and last traded at $85.23, with a volume of 696910 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $83.41.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $148.06 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.93.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings 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 valued at $1,331,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP raised its holdings 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 valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. WP Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $542,000 after buying 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% during the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 6,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after purchasing 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% during the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during 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.