Short Interest in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:QGRO) Increases By 31.4%

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:QGRO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,522 shares, a growth of 31.4% from the December 15th total of 33,878 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 85,309 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 85,309 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of QGRO stock traded down $0.78 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $115.00. 96,169 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 105,288. American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $80.25 and a 12 month high of $117.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $114.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 32.09 and a beta of 1.10.

Institutional Trading of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Advantage Trust Co bought a new stake in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF by 49.3% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 409 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new position in American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $73,000.

About American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

The American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF (QGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap US stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted by growth and quality factors. QGRO was launched on Sep 10, 2018 and is managed by American Century Investments.