Short Interest in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) Rises By 53.1%

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,172,112 shares, an increase of 53.1% from the November 30th total of 765,701 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 823,218 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 823,218 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $794,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 52.1% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 119.7% in the 1st quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 2,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 1,327 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 29.6% in the first quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 1,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $264,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 3.2% during the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 94,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,321,000 after purchasing an additional 2,898 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXF traded down $1.45 on Monday, hitting $211.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 83,525 shares, compared to its average volume of 529,531. The company has a market capitalization of $24.75 billion, a PE ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.18. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a fifty-two week low of $146.68 and a fifty-two week high of $217.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $209.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $204.47.

About Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies. The Index contains all of the United States common stocks regularly traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market, except those stocks included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.