Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS Shares Bought by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 12.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,686,069 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 508,924 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.27% of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF worth $361,342,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Narodna banka Slovenska purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,112,818,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,865,000 after acquiring an additional 5,963,412 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,152,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $388,737,000 after purchasing an additional 5,054,456 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,358,000 after purchasing an additional 4,651,939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,600,343,000 after acquiring an additional 3,056,564 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $83.25 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $84.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.09. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $67.85 and a twelve month high of $88.62. The stock has a market cap of $152.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.3861 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company 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.