Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 107,512 shares, a growth of 120.7% from the August 15th total of 48,723 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 70,145 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IVOO. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 11,552.5% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 2,304,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,658,000 after buying an additional 2,284,854 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,690,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,977,000 after acquiring an additional 47,282 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,397,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,747,000 after acquiring an additional 69,190 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 38.3% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,081,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,891,000 after acquiring an additional 299,175 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,009,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,854,000 after acquiring an additional 24,820 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Price Performance

Shares of IVOO stock traded down $1.20 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $124.82. The company had a trading volume of 11,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 83,952. The company has a 50 day moving average of $128.77 and a 200 day moving average of $124.44. The firm has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF has a 1-year low of $105.29 and a 1-year high of $133.14.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (IVOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of mid-cap US companies. IVOO was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.