Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 79.2% in March

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,740,000 shares, an increase of 79.2% from the February 28th total of 6,550,000 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,314,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 6,292.2% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 10,254,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,202,000 after acquiring an additional 10,093,895 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 75,377,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,442,009,000 after purchasing an additional 8,518,721 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $157,533,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 416.9% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,097,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,546,000 after buying an additional 2,498,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 7,870.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,100,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,840,000 after buying an additional 1,086,489 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS opened at $62.51 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $61.95. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 52-week low of $56.91 and a 52-week high of $65.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.31 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were given a $0.1909 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.