Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 135,200 shares, a decline of 45.0% from the August 31st total of 245,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 838,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 838,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 92.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,768,000 after purchasing an additional 16,606 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $992,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the last quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 2,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 40.3% in the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Coast Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 71.1% during the first quarter. West Coast Financial LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 989 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $217.93 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $211.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $201.59. The company has a market cap of $98.88 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $169.32 and a fifty-two week high of $218.92.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. The Fund will hold all the stocks in the index in approximately the same proportions as their weightings in the index.