Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 54.2% in July

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,921,834 shares, an increase of 54.2% from the July 15th total of 7,733,134 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 4,456,166 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $104,000. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 115,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,864,000 after acquiring an additional 14,120 shares during the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.0% in the second quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 14,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,287,000. Finally, Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC now owns 44,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,815,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 1.6%

VXUS opened at $86.44 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $158.35 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.87. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $70.36 and a 52 week high of $88.62.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a dividend of $0.3861 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%.

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.