Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Stock Short Interest Rises 81.0%

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,998,485 shares, an increase of 81.0% from the September 30th total of 8,288,044 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,167,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF stock traded up $0.70 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $83.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,506,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,959,775. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $85.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.37. The stock has a market cap of $159.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $72.11 and a one year high of $88.62.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1562 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th. This is a negative change from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.3861. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dodds Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dodds Wealth LLC now owns 178,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,139,000 after buying an additional 7,452 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,060,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,121,000 after buying an additional 27,128 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Services of America Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the third quarter worth about $258,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 13,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares during the period. Finally, Bfsg LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 177,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,082,000 after acquiring an additional 10,463 shares during the period.

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.