Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 64.1% in September

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOV) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 141,461 shares, an increase of 64.1% from the August 31st total of 86,195 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 66,247 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 162,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,621,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after buying an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Lotus Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $10,158,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 83.0% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,000 after buying an additional 2,065 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $815,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF stock traded up $0.43 during trading on Thursday, reaching $220.77. The company had a trading volume of 102,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,493. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $226.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.17. Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF has a 52 week low of $195.54 and a 52 week high of $231.65.

Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Value index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap value-style securities from the Committee-selected S&P 500. VOOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.