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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fermata Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.4% in the second quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 6,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 5,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 166 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,495,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 45.1% during the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 544 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $61.09. 191,135 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,089,369. The firm has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $61.91. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $55.40 and a 1-year high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.