Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Short Interest Down 53.8% in August

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 64,874 shares, a decrease of 53.8% from the August 15th total of 140,275 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 149,182 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Wellington Grp LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 87.0% in the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VOT stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $289.52. 180,620 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 221,466. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $248.23 and a 1-year high of $315.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.82 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $300.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $289.54.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

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.