Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Short Interest Down 28.5% in January

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,375,863 shares, a decline of 28.5% from the January 15th total of 4,723,500 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 6,284,138 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 6,284,138 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock opened at $146.34 on Friday. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $100.89 and a twelve month high of $148.72. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $143.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $139.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,130,090,000. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 87.6% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,918,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $950,444,000 after acquiring an additional 3,230,070 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $937,928,000 after acquiring an additional 1,562,614 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,237,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $597,825,000 after purchasing an additional 263,745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,676,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $368,848,000 after purchasing an additional 58,720 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.