Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 4,110,985 shares, an increase of 259.7% from the May 14th total of 1,143,013 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,073,973 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXUS traded up $0.39 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $85.73. 3,592,883 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,274,440. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $83.20 and a 200-day moving average of $79.89. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $66.25 and a one year high of $87.06. The firm has a market cap of $148.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a dividend of $0.0795 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VXUS. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 211.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 109,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,435,000 after purchasing an additional 74,085 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 65,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,142 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 87.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 24,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,544,000 after purchasing an additional 11,622 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,351,000 after purchasing an additional 2,441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $247,000.

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.