Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 51.4% in October

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,388,588 shares, a decrease of 51.4% from the October 15th total of 13,138,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,553,941 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,608,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,190,791,000 after purchasing an additional 508,466 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $742,708,000 after purchasing an additional 2,196,829 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 4.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,304,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,794,000 after purchasing an additional 102,431 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,573,786 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $248,445,000 after purchasing an additional 58,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 848,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $117,309,000 after purchasing an additional 81,021 shares during the period.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VT traded down $0.45 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $155.30. The company had a trading volume of 1,946,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,734,737. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $133.65 and a 12 month high of $162.71. The firm has a market cap of $82.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.42 and a beta of 0.93. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $157.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.28.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.