Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 165,604 shares, an increase of 54.8% from the December 31st total of 107,003 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 217,079 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Based on an average trading volume of 217,079 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 30.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,918,000 after purchasing an additional 2,673 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $396,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 10.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 30,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,541,000 after acquiring an additional 2,954 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 71.2% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 178 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $203,000.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF stock traded down $4.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $277.01. 261,004 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 248,140. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $283.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $286.88. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $209.64 and a 12-month high of $298.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.16.

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.