Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,343,500 shares, a decline of 87.3% from the December 15th total of 18,420,805 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,993,692 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,993,692 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ VXUS traded up $0.72 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $78.55. 8,835,552 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,023,921. The stock has a market capitalization of $125.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.95. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a twelve month low of $54.98 and a twelve month high of $78.57.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 84,434,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,202,575,000 after buying an additional 2,780,967 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 17.1% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,473,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,430,491,000 after purchasing an additional 2,841,876 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,102,286,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 372.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,318,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,110,000 after purchasing an additional 9,710,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 10,438,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,205,000 after buying an additional 182,850 shares in the last quarter.

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.