Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Stock Short Interest Jumps 124.3%

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,138,300 shares, a growth of 124.3% from the September 30th total of 5,856,744 shares. Currently, 2.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,960,115 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.4 days.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VT traded down $2.64 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $155.33. 3,091,796 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,751,840. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $159.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $152.77. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $133.65 and a one year high of $162.71. The stock has a market cap of $80.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.3% during the first quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,608,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,190,791,000 after acquiring an additional 508,466 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $742,708,000 after buying an additional 2,196,829 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,304,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $318,794,000 after buying an additional 102,431 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,573,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $248,445,000 after buying an additional 58,624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 848,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $117,309,000 after buying an additional 81,021 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.