Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) Short Interest Down 24.5% in February

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 3,389,610 shares, a drop of 24.5% from the February 12th total of 4,489,734 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,204,917 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,204,917 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of VT stock traded up $1.97 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $141.49. 4,293,574 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,043,387. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $145.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $141.13. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12-month low of $100.89 and a 12-month high of $149.07. The stock has a market cap of $60.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $160,000. Advisortrust Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $623,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 691,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,517,000 after buying an additional 43,238 shares during the last quarter. AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,000. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,049,000 after buying an additional 655 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

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.