Short Interest in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Grows By 65.0%

Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 547,641 shares, an increase of 65.0% from the February 26th total of 331,914 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,094,360 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Growth ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Acas LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Acas LLC now owns 4,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,043,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Vision Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $939,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Equity Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Equity Management now owns 6,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,142,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 629 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $799,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG traded down $10.35 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $422.37. The company had a trading volume of 2,318,932 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,856,634. The firm has a market capitalization of $176.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $463.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $477.77.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.