Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 547,641 shares, a growth of 65.0% from the February 26th total of 331,914 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,094,360 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG stock traded down $10.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $422.37. 2,318,932 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,856,634. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $316.14 and a 52-week high of $505.38. The stock has a market cap of $176.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $463.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $477.77.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Growth ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 111.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,014,000 after acquiring an additional 2,426 shares during the period. GM Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 62.2% in the 2nd quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,909,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $206,000. Finally, Mayfair Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mayfair Advisory Group LLC now owns 28,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,308,000 after acquiring an additional 2,553 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.