Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 114,370 shares, a growth of 26.8% from the February 12th total of 90,183 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 99,499 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 99,499 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOOV traded down $0.25 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $204.56. 54,497 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 105,643. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $210.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $204.60. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $159.99 and a 52 week high of $215.48.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOOV. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 16.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,279,000 after buying an additional 961 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 38.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 200,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,990,000 after acquiring an additional 56,052 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 49.5% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after acquiring an additional 854 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 16.9% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 395 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value-style securities from the Committee-selected S&P 500. VOOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.