Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 26.3% in December

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,570,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the December 15th total of 7,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,660,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Nemes Rush Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 449.4% during the 2nd quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the 4th quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VXUS opened at $59.50 on Friday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $65.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $60.37 and a 200-day moving average of $61.65. The company has a market cap of $75.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a dividend of $1.0049 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.76%.

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.