Short Interest in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) Expands By 55.8%

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 554,696 shares, an increase of 55.8% from the July 30th total of 356,135 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 150,587 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.7%

VSGX stock opened at $83.06 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $81.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $78.99. Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $66.90 and a 1-year high of $85.16. The firm has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a PE ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 0.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 45.2% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $365,000 after buying an additional 1,926 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 112,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,635,000 after buying an additional 7,904 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 189.7% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 167,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,851,000 after acquiring an additional 109,359 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 16,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after acquiring an additional 3,450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,107,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the period.

About Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

The Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex USA Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of global ex-US companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria. VSGX was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.