Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Decreases By 28.6%

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 134,342 shares, a drop of 28.6% from the January 15th total of 188,115 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 277,414 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 277,414 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.4%

VOOG stock opened at $429.13 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $286.00 and a 12 month high of $456.71. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $444.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $435.24.

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

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VOOG. PFG Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 55,403.4% during the second quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 1,750,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,174,000 after buying an additional 1,747,423 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 848,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $377,302,000 after acquiring an additional 15,656 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 658,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,585,000 after acquiring an additional 65,131 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 629,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,173,000 after acquiring an additional 41,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 581,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,653,000 after purchasing an additional 15,189 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.