Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Increases By 655.4%

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,002,292 shares, a growth of 655.4% from the April 15th total of 132,686 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 1,631,206 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VOOG traded up $0.90 on Wednesday, hitting $82.52. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,442,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,648,748. The company has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a PE ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.55 and a fifty-two week high of $82.77. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $73.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Sierra Capital LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 5,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,244,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. Aspire Growth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 1,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 907 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,347,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.