Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

by · The Markets Daily

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG – Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 488,456 shares, a drop of 51.8% from the August 31st total of 1,013,223 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 966,792 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 812.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 492,640 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,702,000 after purchasing an additional 438,668 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 581,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,653,000 after buying an additional 15,189 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 565.7% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 38,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,000 after buying an additional 32,787 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 628.9% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 19,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,604,000 after buying an additional 16,753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 500.2% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 48,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,967,000 after buying an additional 40,012 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VOOG traded up $0.18 on Thursday, reaching $85.67. 1,731,756 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,513,204. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $64.99 and a 52-week high of $86.60. The business has a fifty day moving average of $83.74 and a 200-day moving average of $80.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.17.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

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The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.

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