Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 26.3% in December

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,570,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the December 15th total of 7,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,660,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $59.21 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $55.40 and a 12 month high of $65.52. The stock has a market cap of $75.40 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $61.66.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.79%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 4,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $297,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $426,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,166,000. ProVise Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. ProVise Management Group LLC now owns 14,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $895,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 101,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,116,000 after purchasing an additional 2,726 shares in the last quarter.

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.