American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:QGRO) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:QGRO) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,522 shares, an increase of 31.4% from the December 15th total of 33,878 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 85,309 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 85,309 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QGRO. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV raised its stake in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 29.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 1,246,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,069,000 after purchasing an additional 280,019 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 23.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 921,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,460,000 after buying an additional 174,206 shares during the period. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 871,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,108,000 after buying an additional 3,228 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 813,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,104,000 after buying an additional 30,611 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 34.5% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 694,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,499,000 after buying an additional 178,296 shares during the period.

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA QGRO traded down $0.78 on Friday, reaching $115.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 96,169 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,288. American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $80.25 and a twelve month high of $117.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $114.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.79. The stock has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09 and a beta of 1.10.

About American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

The American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted by growth and quality factors. QGRO was launched on Sep 10, 2018 and is managed by American Century Investments.