Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Stock Short Interest Rises 50.5%

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,055,617 shares, an increase of 50.5% from the August 31st total of 4,024,522 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,899,124 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $157.80. 3,975,278 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,869,466. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a one year low of $133.65 and a one year high of $162.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $159.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $154.06.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,228,533,000 after purchasing an additional 3,161,632 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $742,708,000 after buying an additional 2,196,829 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,304,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,794,000 after buying an additional 102,431 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners OCIO LLC now owns 1,596,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $225,273,000 after buying an additional 74,534 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,515,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $237,826,000 after acquiring an additional 42,424 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.