Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Down 37.3% in October

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,560,000 shares, a decline of 37.3% from the October 15th total of 2,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,837,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VXUS. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $414,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $268,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 22.1% in the first quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 4,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 805 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.8% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 19,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.0% during the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 98,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,952,000 after buying an additional 2,907 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS stock opened at $60.84 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.77 and a fifty-two week high of $65.52. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.86. The company has a market cap of $75.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.272 per share. This represents a $1.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th.

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.