Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Down 45.1% in January

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,362,065 shares, a drop of 45.1% from the January 15th total of 4,299,764 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,385,543 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,385,543 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock opened at $82.40 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.75. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.98 and a fifty-two week high of $83.26. The company has a market cap of $131.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.79.

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.