Narodna banka Slovenska Invests $1.11 Billion in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $VXUS

Narodna banka Slovenska purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 14,913,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,112,818,000. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF accounts for approximately 37.1% of Narodna banka Slovenska’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,865,000 after purchasing an additional 5,963,412 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% in 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 period. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the fourth 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. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 87,491,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,600,343,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,564 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17.1% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,473,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,430,491,000 after purchasing an additional 2,841,876 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS stock opened at $84.84 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $84.65 and a 200-day moving average of $81.02. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.85 and a fifty-two week high of $88.62. The company has a market capitalization of $151.19 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.3861 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date 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.