Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Short Interest Up 101.5% in December

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 217,466 shares, an increase of 101.5% from the November 30th total of 107,942 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 193,310 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 193,310 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock traded down $1.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $308.75. 113,014 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 235,692. The stock has a market cap of $21.07 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $301.62 and its 200 day moving average is $292.90. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $214.77 and a 12 month high of $312.83.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,125,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth $208,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 4.4% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 42,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,812 shares during the period. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $2,642,000. Finally, Betterment LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.2% during the first quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 16,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,178,000 after purchasing an additional 1,117 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of smaller 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.