Short Interest in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Grows By 302.8%

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 211,284 shares, a growth of 302.8% from the February 12th total of 52,457 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 277,675 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 277,675 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

VOT stock traded down $6.46 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $263.55. 360,136 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 262,250. The company has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $209.64 and a 1-year high of $298.66. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $278.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $284.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,972,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $829,650,000 after purchasing an additional 43,368 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,218,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,238,000 after buying an additional 61,388 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,615,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $450,893,000 after acquiring an additional 40,251 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $392,288,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,115,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,827,000 after acquiring an additional 17,141 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

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