Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Short Interest Up 14.6% in January

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 12,230,000 shares, an increase of 14.6% from the January 15th total of 10,670,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,934,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $64,840,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,489 shares in the last quarter. Tenon Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Tenon Financial LLC now owns 280,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,510,000 after buying an additional 6,610 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 836,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,152,000 after buying an additional 33,604 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 7,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 21.7% during the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 20,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,185,000 after acquiring an additional 3,581 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Performance

VXUS traded up $0.12 on Friday, hitting $62.91. The company had a trading volume of 4,794,866 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,848,524. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $60.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.60. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $56.91 and a 12-month high of $65.52.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $1.0049 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $4.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.39%. This is an increase from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

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.