Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 969,506 shares, a decline of 36.5% from the July 15th total of 1,525,855 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,326,539 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. West Branch Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 502.0% during the 2nd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 307 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 373.1% in the 2nd quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 291 shares during the period. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 90 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 415.0% in the first quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 103 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

VOOG stock opened at $83.78 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $64.99 and a 12 month high of $86.14. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.73.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.