Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,998,485 shares, a growth of 81.0% from the September 30th total of 8,288,044 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,167,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VXUS opened at $82.59 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.40. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $72.11 and a one year high of $88.62. The firm has a market cap of $158.92 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a $0.1562 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This is a decrease from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Providence First Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 30.6% during the 3rd quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 14,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 3,472 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $596,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP now owns 8,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $737,000 after acquiring an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC now owns 36,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,085,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after acquiring an additional 2,019 shares in the last quarter.

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.