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

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,212,100 shares, an increase of 343.0% from the May 31st total of 4,110,985 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,058,854 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 17,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 4,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. WP Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. WP Advisors LLC now owns 7,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 6,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, Steph & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $84.48 on Monday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $67.85 and a fifty-two week high of $88.62. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.76. The stock has a market cap of $146.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3861 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.