Short Interest in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) Rises By 55.8%

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (BATS:VSGX) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 554,696 shares, an increase of 55.8% from the July 30th total of 356,135 shares. Currently, 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 150,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.7 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VSGX. Corient Private Wealth LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 50,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,198,000 after buying an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. Tanager Wealth Management LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $208,000. Operose Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF by 15.6% in the second quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 11,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $958,000 after buying an additional 1,570 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $960,000. Finally, Gainline Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF during the second quarter valued at $201,000.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF Price Performance

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF stock opened at $82.47 on Wednesday. Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $66.54 and a 12 month high of $85.16. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $81.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.95. The company has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a PE ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 0.79.

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex USA Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of global ex-US companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria. VSGX was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.