Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $86.35 and last traded at $85.83, with a volume of 189361 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $85.81.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF Trading Down 0.3%

The company has a market cap of $68.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $83.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.29.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VEU. Bernzott Capital Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Graney & King LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 141.4% in the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 589 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index (the Index). The Index includes approximately 2,200 stocks of companies in 46 countries, from both developed and emerging markets worldwide. The Fund invests in a diversified sampling of stocks in the Index that approximates the Index’s key risk factors and characteristics.