Short Interest in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Grows By 382.1%

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,520,000 shares, a growth of 382.1% from the October 31st total of 1,560,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,290,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXUS opened at $61.16 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $55.40 and a 1-year high of $65.52. The stock has a market cap of $75.41 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $62.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.90.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a $0.272 dividend. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,271,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,876,000 after acquiring an additional 157,659 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 66.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,038,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,833,000 after buying an additional 2,003,672 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,413,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,104,000 after buying an additional 222,213 shares during the last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 3,414,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,072,000 after acquiring an additional 21,376 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter.

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.