Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) Stock Short Interest Declines 39.9%

Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 572,793 shares, a decline of 39.9% from the August 31st total of 952,580 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,060,159 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Value ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard Value ETF stock traded up $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $217.04. The company had a trading volume of 1,263,597 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,444,075. The company’s fifty day moving average is $223.37 and its 200-day moving average is $214.10. Vanguard Value ETF has a 12-month low of $182.81 and a 12-month high of $228.57. The company has a market capitalization of $185.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Value ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. CNB Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Rexford Capital Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 124.6% during the first quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 155 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Monetary Solutions Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Evergreen Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies. The Index represents the value companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of predominantly large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.