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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 47.7% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $84.48 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $67.85 and a one year high of $88.62. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $84.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.72. The firm has a market capitalization 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.3861 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

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.