Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Stock Short Interest Rises 81.0%

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,998,485 shares, an increase of 81.0% from the September 30th total of 8,288,044 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,167,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Cordgrass Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Cordgrass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. My Personal CFO LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. My Personal CFO LLC now owns 3,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. LongView Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. LongView Wealth Management now owns 3,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tsfg LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 7,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $617,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS traded down $1.28 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $82.37. 8,513,216 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,972,288. The firm has a market cap of $158.49 billion, a PE ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.37. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $72.11 and a 12 month high of $88.62.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 18th were paid a dividend of $0.1562 per share. This is a negative change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th.

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.