Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,570,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the December 31st total of 7,580,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,660,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 72,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,258,000 after buying an additional 8,145 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 72,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,251,000 after purchasing an additional 5,515 shares during the last quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $239,000. Csenge Advisory Group raised its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 29,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,711,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the period. Finally, JNBA Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 40.4% during the 4th quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 224 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS opened at $61.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $78.35 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $60.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.59. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $56.48 and a twelve month high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.0049 dividend. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.53%. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th.

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.