Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,733,134 shares, a decline of 41.1% from the June 30th total of 13,137,651 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,155,486 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $82.39 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $84.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.12. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $67.85 and a 52 week high of $88.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $150.93 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3861 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Narodna banka Slovenska bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the first quarter worth $1,112,818,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 31.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 26,202,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,020,484,000 after purchasing an additional 6,264,606 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,516.6% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 6,042,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,865,000 after purchasing an additional 5,963,412 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5,133.0% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,152,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,737,000 after purchasing an additional 5,054,456 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 16,494,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,358,000 after purchasing an additional 4,651,939 shares during 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.