Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Sells 19,332 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 86.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,002 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,332 shares during the quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 31.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,202,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,020,484,000 after acquiring an additional 6,264,606 shares during the last quarter. Narodna banka Slovenska acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,112,818,000. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,363,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,520,000 after acquiring an additional 300,748 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,686,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,342,000 after acquiring an additional 508,924 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 11.8% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,961,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,357,000 after acquiring an additional 313,410 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $83.84 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $72.11 and a 1-year high of $88.62. The company has a 50-day moving average of $86.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.74. The company has a market cap of $161.32 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a $0.1562 dividend. This is a decrease from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Profile

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.