Short Interest in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOG) Increases By 65.8%

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 24,962 shares, a growth of 65.8% from the July 30th total of 15,054 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 34,369 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IVOG. Mariner LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 636,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,494,000 after acquiring an additional 5,750 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 196,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,426,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 172,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,753,000 after purchasing an additional 23,031 shares during the period. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 14.2% in the second quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 159,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,336,000 after purchasing an additional 19,878 shares during the period. Finally, LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC now owns 117,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,092,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA IVOG traded down $0.65 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $140.98. 20,519 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,413. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.11. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $113.78 and a 1-year high of $148.72. The firm has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.73 and a beta of 1.06.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IVOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of growth companies curated from the S&P 400. IVOG was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.