Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 441,549 shares, a growth of 57.0% from the December 15th total of 281,248 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,524,482 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,524,482 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Penobscot Investment Management Company Inc. now owns 2,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 57,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,515,000 after buying an additional 3,638 shares during the period. Crane Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 137,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,880,000 after acquiring an additional 3,080 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 108,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,497,000 after acquiring an additional 4,238 shares during the period. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,171,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA:VIG traded down $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $224.86. The company had a trading volume of 190,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,644,833. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $220.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $214.91. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $169.32 and a one year high of $225.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $104.33 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. The Fund will hold all the stocks in the index in approximately the same proportions as their weightings in the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.