Short Interest in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) Declines By 43.1%

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 135,035 shares, a drop of 43.1% from the February 26th total of 237,311 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 639,618 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VV. Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,189,000. Acropolis Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 171,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,900,000 after purchasing an additional 5,212 shares during the period. Chicago Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,642,000. Addis & Hill Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Addis & Hill Inc now owns 208,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,482,000 after buying an additional 2,473 shares during the period. Finally, Daner Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $12,906,000.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VV stock traded down $5.93 during trading on Friday, hitting $291.34. The stock had a trading volume of 604,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 495,707. Vanguard Large-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $221.40 and a 1-year high of $321.51. The stock has a market cap of $43.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $313.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $312.20.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index, a diversified index predominantly made up of stocks of large United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.