Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 78,387 shares, a decline of 37.1% from the April 15th total of 124,687 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 75,848 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IVOO. Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,682,000. Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,894,000. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 55,980 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,259,000 after buying an additional 6,345 shares during the period. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 29.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 22,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,520,000 after buying an additional 5,227 shares during the period. Finally, NWM Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,624,000.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF stock opened at $120.88 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $119.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.44. The company has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF has a 1 year low of $99.59 and a 1 year high of $127.08.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (IVOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of mid-cap US companies. IVOO was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.