Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 64.1% in September

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 141,461 shares, a growth of 64.1% from the August 31st total of 86,195 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 66,247 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,866,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,294,000 after purchasing an additional 25,441 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 514,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,836,000 after purchasing an additional 6,963 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,621,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Grant Street Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. Grant Street Asset Management Inc. now owns 152,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,075,000 after acquiring an additional 4,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 107,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,984,000 after purchasing an additional 4,462 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOOV traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $221.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 33,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,282. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $226.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.06. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a one year low of $195.54 and a one year high of $231.65. The stock has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.82.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Company Profile

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.