Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) Short Interest Update

Posted by Alanna Baker on Sep 2nd, 2026

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV – Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 158,341 shares, a decrease of 32.8% from the July 30th total of 235,692 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 197,315 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESGV. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 20.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 256,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,122,000 after buying an additional 43,471 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $237,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 36.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 8,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $921,000 after buying an additional 2,224 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Stock Performance

Shares of ESGV opened at $134.85 on Wednesday. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has a 52 week low of $108.18 and a 52 week high of $138.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $133.62 and a 200-day moving average of $126.88.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Company Profile

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The Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE USA All Cap Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of US all-cap companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. ESGV was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.