Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOG) Short Interest Up 65.8% in August

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 24,962 shares, a growth of 65.8% from the July 30th total of 15,054 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,369 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.5%

IVOG stock traded down $0.65 on Monday, reaching $140.98. 20,519 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,413. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $142.98 and a 200-day moving average of $137.11. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $113.78 and a twelve month high of $148.72. The firm has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $219,000. Rodgers & Associates LTD lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 10.5% in the second quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 4,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 98.8% in the second quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 6,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,018,000 after purchasing an additional 3,458 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 33,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,948,000 after buying an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MidFirst Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 24.3% during the second quarter. MidFirst Bank now owns 37,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,559,000 after buying an additional 7,426 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IVOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of growth companies curated from the S&P 400. IVOG was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.