Short Interest in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) Expands By 47.6%

Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,069,330 shares, an increase of 47.6% from the December 15th total of 724,680 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,297,134 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,297,134 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTV. Activest Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 2,700.0% during the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Kiker Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3,625.0% in the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the second quarter valued at about $31,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VTV stock traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $198.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 609,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,361,469. Vanguard Value ETF has a 12 month low of $150.43 and a 12 month high of $198.98. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $190.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.41. The company has a market cap of $163.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.82.

About Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies. The Index represents the value companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of predominantly large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.