Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,723,500 shares, a drop of 21.8% from the December 31st total of 6,040,237 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,731,817 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,731,817 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VT. Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. WestEnd Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 161.3% in the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Finally, Morling Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the second quarter worth about $29,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VT traded down $0.74 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $145.41. 2,126,549 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,281,562. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $142.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.33. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $100.89 and a fifty-two week high of $147.48.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.