Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 124,214 shares, a decrease of 55.0% from the June 30th total of 275,947 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 219,686 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 1.2%

VOT stock traded down $3.41 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $290.39. 173,301 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 233,732. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a one year low of $248.23 and a one year high of $309.44. The stock has a market cap of $18.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $298.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $283.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VOT. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the first quarter worth $28,000. Wellington Grp LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 87.0% during the first quarter. Wellington Grp LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Birchbrook Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $51,000.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size 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.