Short Interest in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Declines By 72.4%

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 31,573 shares, a decrease of 72.4% from the February 26th total of 114,370 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 84,766 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VOOV traded down $2.55 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $200.36. 81,101 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 104,729. The firm has a market cap of $5.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $209.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $205.03. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a twelve month low of $159.99 and a twelve month high of $215.48.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOOV. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,449,000 after purchasing an additional 4,834 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,238,000. Conning Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 90.0% in the 3rd quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 50,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,150,000 after acquiring an additional 24,110 shares during the period. Aspire Growth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 42,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,409,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 19.2% during the third quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 22,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,519,000 after acquiring an additional 3,647 shares during the period.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

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.