Short Interest in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Increases By 79.2%

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,740,000 shares, a growth of 79.2% from the February 28th total of 6,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,314,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Milestone Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $534,000. Fire Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,860,000. Northeast Planning Associates INC. NH purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $265,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,734,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,163,000 after acquiring an additional 89,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 39,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,346,000 after acquiring an additional 1,427 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $62.51 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $62.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.95. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $56.91 and a 52-week high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were issued a $0.1909 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.