Short Interest in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Increases By 566.8%

by · The Cerbat Gem

Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,883,194 shares, an increase of 566.8% from the April 15th total of 432,392 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,603,536 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VUG. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 50,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,004,000 after buying an additional 2,246 shares during the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at about $20,525,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 49.6% during the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 250,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,367,000 after acquiring an additional 83,229 shares in the last quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 575.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,363,000 after purchasing an additional 4,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dagco Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 62,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,618 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of VUG stock traded up $0.85 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $88.36. 5,087,514 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,988,744. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $66.98 and a 52 week high of $88.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $78.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.76. The company has a market capitalization of $37.54 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

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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.

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