Short Interest in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) Increases By 144.5%

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 348,721 shares, an increase of 144.5% from the July 15th total of 142,620 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 242,094 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ellenbecker Investment Group increased its stake in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group now owns 6,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 11.7% during the 1st quarter. Colony Family Offices LLC now owns 306 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $822,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Finally, Fortis Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Fortis Capital Management LLC now owns 4,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VV opened at $357.72 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $54.59 billion, a PE ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Large-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $289.11 and a 52-week high of $359.22. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $344.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $329.29.

About Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

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.