Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) Short Interest Down 56.1% in April

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VV) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 46,091 shares, a decline of 56.1% from the April 15th total of 104,975 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 332,314 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VV. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 119.3% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 40,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,798,000 after purchasing an additional 21,781 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 494.1% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 2,688 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 10.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 6,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,841,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the period. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Large-Cap ETF by 8.7% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 9,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,621,000 after buying an additional 737 shares during the period.

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF stock traded down $4.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $339.83. 357,612 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 460,212. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $316.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $315.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.59 and a beta of 1.01. Vanguard Large-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $265.35 and a 52-week high of $344.61.

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.