Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 40.2% in September

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 56,786 shares, a decrease of 40.2% from the September 15th total of 95,010 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 96,273 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IVOO. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 7,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $963,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 92.4% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 21,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legacy Solutions LLC now owns 36,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,817,000 after buying an additional 168 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Stock Performance

IVOO opened at $122.36 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $126.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $125.57. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF has a 1 year low of $105.29 and a 1 year high of $133.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion, a PE ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.02.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

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