Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Down 73.9% in February

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,550,000 shares, a decline of 73.9% from the February 13th total of 25,090,000 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 4,084,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS opened at $62.81 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.86. The firm has a market cap of $79.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.04 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 1-year low of $56.91 and a 1-year high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.40%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hilltop National Bank grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 78.2% during the 4th quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth $44,000.

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.