Merit Financial Group LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 115,379 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,120 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $9,864,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 17,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 4,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. WP Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 6,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LongView Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. LongView Wealth Management now owns 3,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $87.70 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $70.36 and a twelve month high of $88.62. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $85.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.77. The stock has a market cap of $160.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3861 per share. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

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.