Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 241,115 shares, a decline of 43.3% from the September 15th total of 424,944 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 184,845 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 397,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,507,000 after buying an additional 52,520 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 305,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 274,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,655,000 after acquiring an additional 5,418 shares during the period. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 245,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,615,000 after acquiring an additional 11,042 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 190,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,692,000 after acquiring an additional 12,409 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF stock opened at $78.86 on Friday. Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $67.88 and a twelve month high of $85.16. The stock has a market cap of $5.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s fifty day moving average is $82.26 and its 200 day moving average is $80.49.

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.