Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:MGV) Short Interest Up 58.6% in April

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:MGV) was the target of a large increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,609 shares, an increase of 58.6% from the March 31st total of 70,372 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 281,134 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 28,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,976,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Cvfg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cvfg LLC now owns 2,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC now owns 17,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,496,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Encompass Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 29,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,098,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA MGV traded down $0.07 on Monday, reaching $150.01. 179,939 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 283,114. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $148.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $144.49. The company has a market cap of $11.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.48 and a beta of 0.75. Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF has a 12 month low of $121.47 and a 12 month high of $154.03.

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF, formerly Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Value Index ETF, seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the largest-capitalization value stocks in the United States. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Large-Cap Value Index, which represents the value companies of the MSCI US Large-Cap 300 Index. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the stocks that make up its target Index.