Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,580,000 shares, a growth of 542.4% from the November 30th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,505,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.3% during 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 last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.6% in the third 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. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,546,000 after purchasing an additional 2,498,437 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,062,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,280,000 after purchasing an additional 36,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 2,625,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,322,000 after buying an additional 194,671 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $59.66 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a fifty day moving average of $61.67 and a 200-day moving average of $61.87. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $55.40 and a 52-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. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

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.