Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 81.0% in October

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,998,485 shares, an increase of 81.0% from the September 30th total of 8,288,044 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,167,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ:VXUS traded down $1.28 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $82.37. 8,513,216 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,972,288. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $72.11 and a 12 month high of $88.62. The company has a fifty day moving average of $85.56 and a 200 day moving average of $83.37. The stock has a market cap of $158.49 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were given a $0.1562 dividend. This is a drop from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Conning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the third quarter valued at about $13,092,000. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter. Davidson Kahn Capital Management LLC now owns 196,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,680,000 after purchasing an additional 46,617 shares during the last quarter. Atomic Invest LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 888.1% during the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 1,836,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,953,000 after purchasing an additional 1,650,700 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 1,193,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,010,000 after buying an additional 25,823 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 1,102,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,241,000 after buying an additional 57,975 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

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.