Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 270,901 shares, a drop of 33.8% from the June 30th total of 409,120 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 101,238 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Stock Up 1.2%

VIS stock opened at $341.98 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $347.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $335.40. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a 52-week low of $282.03 and a 52-week high of $362.21. The company has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion, a PE ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Industrials ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,925,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,225,535,000 after acquiring an additional 12,883 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 958,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,958,000 after purchasing an additional 24,512 shares during the last quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 923,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,641,000 after purchasing an additional 13,620 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 575,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,723,000 after purchasing an additional 42,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 320,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,653,000 after purchasing an additional 7,499 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).