Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Drops By 72.4%

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 31,573 shares, a decrease of 72.4% from the February 26th total of 114,370 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 84,766 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 84,766 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Stock Performance

VOOV stock traded up $1.10 on Wednesday, reaching $204.03. The company had a trading volume of 84,300 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,084. The company’s fifty day moving average is $210.22 and its 200 day moving average is $205.02. The company has a market cap of $5.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $159.99 and a 1 year high of $215.48.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 961 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 38.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 200,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,990,000 after buying an additional 56,052 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 49.5% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 854 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 16.9% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value-style securities from the Committee-selected S&P 500. VOOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.