Merit Financial Group LLC Purchases 2,754 Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 86,808 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,754 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF were worth $5,116,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kaye Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Kaye Capital Management now owns 105,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,907 shares in the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 4,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 736 shares during the last quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 29,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. Greenhouse Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Greenhouse Wealth Management LLC now owns 81,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,793,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868 shares during the period. Finally, Cvfg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $633,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $59.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $60.37 and its 200 day moving average is $61.66. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.76%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.