Merit Financial Group LLC Buys 14,120 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Merit Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 115,379 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 14,120 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $9,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VXUS. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,815,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the period. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $358,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $43,000. LongView Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% in the second 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 period. Finally, Winthrop Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 140,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,980,000 after acquiring an additional 7,199 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $87.70 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $70.36 and a one year high of $88.62. The firm has a market cap of $160.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.