Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Decreases By 28.6%

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) saw a large decline in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 134,342 shares, a decline of 28.6% from the January 15th total of 188,115 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 277,414 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 277,414 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOOG. PFG Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 55,403.4% in the second quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 1,750,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,747,423 shares during the last quarter. Stenger Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $76,445,000. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1,688.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 104,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,588,000 after purchasing an additional 99,012 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1,341.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 76,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,823,000 after purchasing an additional 70,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 658,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,585,000 after buying an additional 65,131 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOOG opened at $429.13 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $444.39 and its 200-day moving average is $435.24. The company has a market capitalization of $21.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $286.00 and a fifty-two week high of $456.71.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.