Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 259.7% in May

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 4,110,985 shares, an increase of 259.7% from the May 14th total of 1,143,013 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,073,973 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Torren Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 47.7% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ VXUS traded up $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $85.68. 4,625,567 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,285,034. The company has a market cap of $148.57 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $66.25 and a fifty-two week high of $87.06. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $83.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.93.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.0795 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 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.