Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,560,000 shares, a decrease of 37.3% from the October 15th total of 2,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,837,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fermata Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 6,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 5,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 38,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,495,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 45.1% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ VXUS traded down $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $60.57. 3,268,789 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,039,897. The company has a market cap of $74.69 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.77 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $63.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.86.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.272 per share. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th.

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.