Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) Short Interest Up 53.3% in January

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,565,556 shares, a growth of 53.3% from the December 31st total of 3,630,712 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,429,654 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 9,429,654 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VOO. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 39,068,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,501,033,000 after acquiring an additional 1,141,931 shares in the last quarter. Canerector Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 61,151.6% in the 3rd quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 27,648,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,931,668,000 after purchasing an additional 27,603,817 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 25,959,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,896,927,000 after purchasing an additional 75,400 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 2.2% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 25,095,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,255,008,000 after purchasing an additional 538,659 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 13,791,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,415,795,000 after buying an additional 606,315 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VOO traded down $2.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $636.22. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,551,236 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,620,448. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has a 1-year low of $442.80 and a 1-year high of $641.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $851.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.97 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $630.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $612.25.

About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard 500 Index Fund (the Fund) is an open-end investment company, or mutual fund. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares, and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Shares. The Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing the United States large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management-or indexing-investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.