Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,713 shares, a drop of 40.0% from the December 15th total of 102,775 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 74,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 74,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VOOV traded down $0.39 during trading on Friday, hitting $210.00. 15,366 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 88,823. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $204.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $199.06. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 12-month low of $159.99 and a 12-month high of $211.10. The firm has a market cap of $6.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VOOV. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 97.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 797,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,415,000 after buying an additional 393,914 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 11.3% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,036,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,320,000 after buying an additional 207,474 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF during the second quarter valued at $30,514,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 320,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,984,000 after buying an additional 75,327 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 38.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 200,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,990,000 after buying an additional 56,052 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.