Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 542.4% in December

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,580,000 shares, an increase of 542.4% from the November 30th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,505,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

VXUS opened at $59.40 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $55.40 and a 52 week high of $65.52. The business’s 50 day moving average is $61.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.82. The firm has a market cap of $73.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.77%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 60,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,634,000 after acquiring an additional 4,744 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 5,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 18,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after buying an additional 688 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 462.9% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 19,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 16,105 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

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.