Short Interest in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) Increases By 53.1%

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,172,112 shares, a growth of 53.1% from the November 30th total of 765,701 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 823,218 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 823,218 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Extended Market ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VXF. Triumph Capital Management bought a new stake in Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Keel Point LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 75,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,897,000 after buying an additional 2,219 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 38,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,163,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 92,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,419,000 after acquiring an additional 7,263 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $19,311,000.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VXF traded down $0.62 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $211.47. 149,364 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 530,028. The stock has a market cap of $24.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $209.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $204.64. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a 52-week low of $146.68 and a 52-week high of $217.58.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies. The Index contains all of the United States common stocks regularly traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market, except those stocks included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.