Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Short Interest Down 34.3% in March

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 138,774 shares, a decrease of 34.3% from the February 26th total of 211,284 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 258,704 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of VOT traded down $5.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $252.33. 286,017 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 256,222. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $273.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $282.04. The company has a market cap of $16.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $209.64 and a 1 year high of $298.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 43.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 118 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 2,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 8,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,478,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.