Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Declines By 25.7%

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) saw a significant drop in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,135,702 shares, a drop of 25.7% from the January 15th total of 5,565,556 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 7,812,617 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 7,812,617 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Stock Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA VOO traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $626.89. 9,300,462 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,126,243. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 52 week low of $442.80 and a 52 week high of $641.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $632.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $616.42. The stock has a market cap of $838.92 billion, a PE ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quaker Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 248.4% in the 2nd quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 46 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. United Community Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Company Profile

Vanguard 500 Index Fund (the Fund) is an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Shares. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing the United States large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.