Short Interest in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Increases By 401.2%

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,746,668 shares, a growth of 401.2% from the March 31st total of 1,146,619 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,523,841 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VXUS stock opened at $82.49 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.56. The firm has a market cap of $143.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1 year low of $62.97 and a 1 year high of $84.48.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.3% in the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.4% in the first quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 44,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,443,000 after purchasing an additional 3,441 shares during the period. Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the first quarter valued at about $207,000. Essex LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 10.4% in the first quarter. Essex LLC now owns 28,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,730 shares during the period. Finally, Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.7% in the first quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 75,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,796,000 after purchasing an additional 4,745 shares during the period.

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.