Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Stock Short Interest Jumps 64.1%

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 141,461 shares, a growth of 64.1% from the August 31st total of 86,195 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 66,247 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.

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

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,621,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 17.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the last quarter. Lotus Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $10,158,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 83.0% in the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,000 after buying an additional 2,065 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $815,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOOV traded down $0.21 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $221.20. 33,364 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 82,282. The firm has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $226.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $219.06. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 12 month low of $195.54 and a 12 month high of $231.65.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value-style securities from the Committee-selected S&P 500. VOOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.