Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Down 84.3% in November

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,180,000 shares, a drop of 84.3% from the November 15th total of 7,520,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,152,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXUS stock traded up $0.30 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $62.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,601,653 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,065,465. The company has a market capitalization of $76.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $55.40 and a 1-year high of $65.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $62.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $61.92.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were issued a dividend of $0.272 per share. This represents a $1.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VXUS. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 157,659 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,413,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,104,000 after buying an additional 222,213 shares during the period. Sageworth Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 21,376 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,546,000 after purchasing an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,062,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,280,000 after buying an additional 36,046 shares during the period.

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.