Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 542.4% in December

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of 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 daily trading volume, of 3,505,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $59.66 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.56 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $55.40 and a one year high of $65.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $61.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.87.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $1.0049 per share. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,195,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,373,000 after purchasing an additional 276,755 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $14,935,000. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 32.7% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,331,000 after purchasing an additional 5,064 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthquest Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter worth about $214,000.

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.