Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) Short Interest Up 144.5% in July

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 348,721 shares, a growth of 144.5% from the July 15th total of 142,620 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 242,094 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 119.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 40,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,798,000 after purchasing an additional 21,781 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 494.1% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,000 after buying an additional 2,688 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 6,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,841,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 9,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,621,000 after buying an additional 737 shares during the period.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VV traded down $0.63 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $357.72. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 154,013 shares, compared to its average volume of 381,327. Vanguard Large-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $289.11 and a 12-month high of $359.22. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $344.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $329.09. The stock has a market cap of $54.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks. The Fund employs a passive management investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index, a diversified index predominantly made up of stocks of large United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.