Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) saw a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 107,003 shares, a decrease of 31.2% from the December 15th total of 155,549 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 183,248 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 183,248 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VOT traded down $1.15 during trading on Friday, reaching $285.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 222,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 217,554. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $282.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $287.10. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $209.64 and a twelve month high of $298.66. The firm has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.16.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 43.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 2,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $780,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC now owns 4,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,399,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC now owns 9,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,668,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.